baffling
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, incomprehensible, most, next, over
VERB + BAFFLING
appears, conduct, play, remember, seen, sort
BAFFLING + NOUN
array, case, cases, post-brexit, scientists
PREP.
out, up
ADV.
ever, utterly
Definitions
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
[T]he primitive concept of the generative act was one of awe and worship, accorded to a force which was incomprehensible and baffling.
Ministers must restart trade negotiations with Brussels immediately to sort out the "baffling" array of post-Brexit rulesand regulations that now threaten much of the UK'sexport trade to the EU
Frustrating.
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
[…] the contrast of the one determined and still triumphant will of the man, with the transient and vain bafflings of winds or waves, of gods, or monsters […]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — making great mental demands
- elusive
- knotty
- problematic
- problematical
- tough
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6[T]he primitive concept of the generative act was one of awe and worship, accorded to a force which was incomprehensible and baffling.
WiktionaryMinisters must restart trade negotiations with Brussels immediately to sort out the "baffling" array of post-Brexit rulesand regulations that now threaten much of the UK'sexport trade to the EU
Wiktionary[…] the contrast of the one determined and still triumphant will of the man, with the transient and vain bafflings of winds or waves, of gods, or monsters […]
WiktionaryDo you remember that baffling murder case?
Tatoeba · #1341124Tom had not liked being a supply teacher; students would often cut up and play baffling tricks.
Tatoeba · #5398426As a detective, his flair had been extraordinary, and he had achieved triumphs by unravelling some of the most baffling cases of the day.
Tatoeba · #8828626