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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈbaffling /ˈbæflɪŋ/ adj - impossible to understand; perplexing; bewildering; puzzling
ˈbafflingly adv baf•fle /ˈbæfəl/USA pronunciation v., -fled, -fling, n. v. [ ~ + obj] - to confuse or bewilder;
mystify:baffled by her odd behavior.
n. [countable] - something that slows down, interferes with, or deflects a flow, as of light, etc.
baf•fler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024baf•fle (baf′əl),USA pronunciation v., -fled, -fling, n. v.t. - to confuse, bewilder, or perplex:He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.
- to frustrate or confound;
thwart by creating confusion or bewilderment. - Building, Sound Reproductionto check or deflect the movement of (sound, light, fluids, etc.).
- Buildingto equip with a baffle or baffles.
- [Obs.]to cheat;
trick.
v.i. - to struggle ineffectually, as a ship in a gale.
n. - something that balks, checks, or deflects.
- Building, Sound Reproductionan artificial obstruction for checking or deflecting the flow of gases (as in a boiler), sounds (as in the loudspeaker system of a radio or hi-fi set), light (as in a darkroom), etc.
- Sound Reproductionany boxlike enclosure or flat panel for mounting a loudspeaker.
- Scots bauchle to disgrace, treat with contempt, equivalent. to bauch (see baff) + -le
- 1540–50; 1910–15 for def. 8; perh.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See thwart.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: baffle /ˈbæfəl/ vb (transitive)- to perplex; bewilder; puzzle
- to frustrate (plans, efforts, etc)
- to check, restrain, or regulate (the flow of a fluid or the emission of sound or light)
n - Also called: baffle board, baffle plate a plate or mechanical device designed to restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, the emission of light or sound, or the distribution of sound, esp in a loudspeaker or microphone
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps from Scottish dialect bachlen to condemn publicly; perhaps related to French bafouer to disgraceˈbafflement n ˈbaffler n |