[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

baffle \baf"fle\ ba^f"f'l, v. t. imp.  p. p. baffled
   -f'ld; p. pr.  vb. n. baffling -fli^ng. cf.
   lowland scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch
   tasteless, abashed, jaded, icel. b=agr uneasy, poor, or
   b=agr, n., struggle, baegja to push, treat harshly, of.
   beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. g. baumppe mouth,
   beffen to bark, chide.
   1913 webster
   1. to cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a
      recreant knight. obs.
      1913 webster

            he by the heels him hung upon a tree,
            and baffled so, that all which passed by
            the picture of his punishment might see. --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. to check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.
      1913 webster

            the art that baffles time's tyrannic claim.
                                                  --cowper.
      1913 webster

   3. to check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or
      defeat; to thwart. "a baffled purpose." --de quincey.
      1913 webster

            a suitable scripture ready to repel and baffle them
            all.                                  --south.
      1913 webster

            calculations so difficult as to have baffled, until
            within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened
            nations.                              --prescott.
      1913 webster

            the mere intricacy of a question should not baffle
            us.                                   --locke.
      1913 webster

   baffling wind naut., one that frequently shifts from one
      point to another.
      1913 webster

   syn: to balk; thwart; foil; frustrate; defeat.
        1913 webster
see also:
baffled baffling baffling wind 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

baffled \baffled\ adj.
   not understanding.

   syn: uncomprehending.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. discouraged by failure to accomplish a goal and uncertain
      how to proceed; -- used especially of feelings of defeat
      and discouragement.

   syn: balked, discomfited, discouraged, frustrated.
        wordnet 1.5

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

baffled
     adj : perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
           filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his
           questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and
           confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she
           felt lost on the first day of school" syn: befuddled,
            bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost,
            mazed, mixed-up, at sea
     n : people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's
         faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled"
see also:
befuddled bemused bewildered confounded confused lost 
mazed mixed-up at sea 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

51 moby thesaurus words for "baffled":
   addled, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand, at a standstill,
   at an impasse, balked, bamboozled, beat, betrayed, bewildered,
   bilked, blasted, blighted, buffaloed, chapfallen, confounded,
   crestfallen, crossed, crushed, dashed, dazed, defeated,
   disappointed, dished, disillusioned, dissatisfied, floored, foiled,
   frustrated, fuddled, ill done-by, ill-served, in a dilemma,
   in suspense, let down, licked, muddled, mystified, nonplussed,
   on tenterhooks, out of countenance, perplexed, puzzled, regretful,
   sorely disappointed, soured, stuck, stumped, thrown, thwarted

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