baffling
adjective
baf·fling
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Definition of baffling
: extremely confusing or difficult to understand
a baffling decision found the directions utterly baffling
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The feelings in this piece are ceremonial, baffling, inward looking and frighteningly stimulating. — Nick Williams, Billboard, "Listen to Xiu Xiu's Summer of Pride Playlist for the 'Introverted & Unsocial'," 24 June 2019 That continues a trend that’s been going on for more than a decade as keepers battle mites, pesticides, climate change and a baffling phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder. — San Diego Union-Tribune en Español, "Nature takes its course: Bees flourish after heavy rains, keeping removal companies busy," 9 July 2019 But the truth is, the multi-cultural influence of the design world means that its jargon is rife with words of many languages—many of which may seem baffling to pronounce. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "How to Pronounce Hygge, Etagère, and More Design Words," 22 July 2019 But this year, in a baffling reversal, China has been cracking down on its own movies. — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, "China's Tightening Censorship Is Making a Bad Box Office Year Even Worse," 16 July 2019 That’s why the news that the film is being adapted into a musical starring Vanessa Hudgens (who has been called out for her silence regarding Sparks’ behaviour) is so baffling. — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, "Did Nicholas Sparks Kill The Notebook? Or, Was It Always Doomed?," 25 June 2019 Crassus’ decision to unite with these two men could seem baffling. — Andrea Frediani, National Geographic, "Money was not enough for Crassus, the richest man in Rome," 11 June 2019 Then, in one of the most baffling draft sequences in recent memory, the Timberwolves took Ricky Rubio at No. 5 and Jonny Flynn at No. — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, "Drafting Stephen Curry," 25 June 2019 Why anyone would choose to do it for fun remains a bit baffling. — National Geographic, "The untold story of the daring cave divers who saved the Thai soccer team," 4 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'baffling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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