Synset:amaze baffle beat dumbfound flummox get gravel mystify nonplus perplex pose puzzle stick stupefy vex
Examples:
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
Derivationally Related Form:puzzlepuzzlerbafflementmystificationbewildermentposerstupefactionmystifierpuzzlementmystery
Hypernyms:bedevil befuddle confound confuse discombobulate fox fuddle throw
Inherited Hypernyms:perplexconfusebe
Direct Hyponyms:eludeescapemix upriddlestump
Full Troponyms:beggardefyeluderiddlestump
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: perplex, baffle, mystify, puzzle, bewilder) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: perplex, baffle, mystify, puzzle, bewilder, nonplus, dumbfound, amaze, stupefy, flummox) | The good news will --- her (apply to: perplex, baffle, mystify, puzzle, bewilder, nonplus, dumbfound, amaze, stupefy, flummox)