Baffling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Baffling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of baffle.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of baffle.
More Meanings
- Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
- Frustrating.
- An act of foiling or thwarting.
Example Sentences
[T]he primitive concept of the generative act was one of awe and worship, accorded to a force which was incomprehensible and baffling.
[…] 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 […]
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
Word Forms
- bafflings
Synonyms for baffling
Depending on context, synonyms include hard, difficult, problematic, problematical, knotty.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include problematic, difficult, problematical, hard, knotty, perplexing.
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