Mystified
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the
credulity of; to baffle; as, to mystify an opponent.
[1913 Webster]
He took undue advantage of his credulity and
mystified him exceedingly. --Ld.
Campbell.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "mystified":
addled, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand, at a standstill,
at an impasse, baffled, bamboozled, beat, bewildered, buffaloed,
confounded, dazed, floored, fuddled, in a dilemma, in suspense,
licked, muddled, nonplussed, on tenterhooks, perplexed, puzzled,
stuck, stumped, thrown
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