Verb: mystify 'mi-stu,fI
- 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"
Derived forms: mystified, mystifies, mystifying
Type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, blot out, hide, impact, obliterate, obscure, veil
Antonym: demystify
Encyclopedia: Mystify