Adjective: mystified 'mi-stu,fId
- Totally perplexed and mixed up
"all this duncical nonsense has my brains mystified";
- metagrobolized [informal, rare], metagrobolised [Brit, informal, rare], metagrabolized [informal, rare], metagrabolised [Brit, informal, rare]
- Confuse or leave at a loss because of something complex or difficult to understand
"These questions mystify even the experts";
- confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate [informal], perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound
- Make mysterious
"mystify the story"
See also: perplexed
Type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, blot out, hide, impact, obliterate, obscure, veil
Antonym: demystify
Encyclopedia: Mystified
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