What does mystify mean?
Mystify means (transitive) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder..
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/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ · verb
(transitive) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder..
Solar eclipses continued to mystify ancient humans for thousands of years.
I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding.
Use mystify when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mystify means (transitive) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder..
Common synonyms include trounce, beat, get, perplex.
Possible antonyms include demystify.
Solar eclipses continued to mystify ancient humans for thousands of years.
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