Word

mystify, v.
(mystified, mystifies, mystifying)
freq. cnt. 1

be a mystery or bewildering to
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

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Something ----s somebody

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Something ----s somebody

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

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

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

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

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

make mysterious
<verb.change>

mystify

sample sentences

"mystify the story"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mystification mystification mystification mystery

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

blot out, obliterate, obscure, veil, hide