mystifyverb [ T often passive ]
uk/ˈmɪs.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˈmɪs.tə.faɪ/to confuse someone by being or doing something very strange or impossible to explain:
I was mystified by her decision.
Most Americans are totally mystified by the English game of cricket.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Puzzle and confuse
- addle
- baffle
- bemuse
- bewilder
- blind sb with science idiom
- blur
- cloud
- do sb's head in idiom
- flummox
- fox
- fuddle
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix
- mix sb up
- muddy
- puzzle
- throw sb off balance idiom
- tie
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance
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mystifying
adjective uk/ˈmɪs.tɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˈmɪs.tə.faɪ.ɪŋ/
After ten years her mystifying disappearance was still unexplained.
mystifyingly
adverb uk/ˈmɪs.tɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ.li/us/ˈmɪs.tə.faɪ.ɪŋ.li/