Word

baffle, v.
(baffled, baffles, baffling)
freq. cnt. 1

be a mystery or bewildering to
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amaze baffle beat bewilder dumbfound flummox get gravel mystify nonplus perplex pose puzzle stick stupefy vex

sample sentences

"This beats me!"
"Got me--I don't know the answer!"
"a vexing problem"
"This question really stuck me"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
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Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

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Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Something ----s somebody

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Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

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Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

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Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

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Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

puzzlement puzzler puzzle

also see

puzzle over puzzle out

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mystification mystification mystery mystifier

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semantic pointers

hyponym

stump, mix up riddle escape, elude

hypernym

confuse, confound, befuddle, throw, fox, fuddle, bedevil, discombobulate

restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)
<verb.change>

baffle regulate

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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hypernym

restrain, keep, keep back, hold back

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
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baffle bilk cross foil frustrate queer scotch spoil thwart

sample sentences

"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"
"foil your opponent"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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Sam cannot %s Sue

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derivationally related form

thwarting thwarter

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frustrative frustration frustration frustration

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lexical pointers

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also see

semantic pointers

hyponym

disappoint, let down dash short-circuit ruin

hypernym

prevent, forestall, preclude, foreclose, forbid