mystify
mystify · mystifies · mystified · mystifying
дістати, отримувати, діставати
мистифицировать
irritieren, verblüffen
To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilderTo thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/
» I'm just as mystified as you are.
Meaning
1 sensesTo thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
Solar eclipses continued to mystify ancient humans for thousands of years.
verblüffen, irritieren
мистифици́роватьmistificírovatʹ
More definitions
- make mysterious
- be a mystery or bewildering to
Examples
6 sentencesI'm just as mystified as you are.
This is mystifying.
ruЭто озадачивает. — shanghainese
Tom looked mystified.
Tom was mystified.
deTom war verblüfft. — freddy1
The fine grammar points behind the izāfa have mystified the world to this day.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to thoroughly confuse, befuddle or bewilder:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to thoroughly confuse, befuddle or bewilder:
Origin
From French mystifier, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”) + Latin -fFrom French mystifier, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”) + Latin -ficare.
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Forms
mystifies, mystifying, mystified, mystifiedSynonyms
15 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle