mystifying

mystifying
    adj 1: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is
           written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep
           dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence";
           "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim
           origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally
           mystifying to visitors from other lands" [syn: {cryptic},
           {cryptical}, {deep}, {inscrutable}, {mysterious},
           {mystifying}]
    

Mystify \Mys"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mystified}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Mystifying}.] [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. ? + L. -ficare
   (in comp.) to make. See 1st {Mystery}, and {-fy}.]
   1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to
      understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.
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   2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the
      credulity of; to baffle; as, to mystify an opponent.
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            He took undue advantage of his credulity and
            mystified him exceedingly.            --Ld.
                                                  Campbell.
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20 Moby Thesaurus words for "mystifying":
      baffling, bewildering, bothering, confounding, confusing, dark,
      discomposing, disconcerting, dismaying, distracting, disturbing,
      embarrassing, enigmatic, intricate, mysterious, perplexing,
      perturbing, problematic, puzzling, upsetting