Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being baffled, frustrated, or thwarted in one's endeavors; want of success after repeated attempts.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The process or act of baffling, or of being baffled; frustration; check.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The state or result of being
baffled ,puzzled , orconfused . - noun countable Something that causes a state of confusion or puzzlement.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun confusion resulting from failure to understand
Etymologies
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Examples
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Dick shook his head in bafflement, and glanced at his watch.
CHAPTER XXXI 2010
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He was equable, he was to be relied upon, and withal there was a certain bafflement about him.
Chapter 27 2010
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One clue to help ease your bafflement is that Khamani has no political or cultural power in the United States, where most Harvard students live.
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Before we explore why it is that origin-of-life researchers feel the need to hide their bafflement from the public, it would be useful to demonstrate the truth of Davies observation with a recent paper by Eugene Koonin (HT to Paul Nelson).
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Arne scowled in bafflement "With no attention to us?"
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And an expression of bafflement so typical of the retarded.
When the Bough Breaks Jonathan Kellerman 1985
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And an expression of bafflement so typical of the retarded.
When the Bough Breaks Jonathan Kellerman 1985
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And an expression of bafflement so typical of the retarded.
When the Bough Breaks Jonathan Kellerman 1985
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Dick shook his head in bafflement, and glanced at his watch.
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He was equable, he was to be relied upon, and withal there was a certain bafflement about him.
Chapter 27 1908
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