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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mystify \mys"tify\, v. t. imp. p. p. mystified; p. pr.
vb. n. mystifying. f. mystifier, fr. gr. ? + l. -ficare
in comp. to make. see 1st mystery, and -fy.
1. to involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to
understand; as, to mystify a passage of scripture.
1913 webster
2. to perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the
credulity of; to baffle; as, to mystify an opponent.
1913 webster
he took undue advantage of his credulity and
mystified him exceedingly. --ld.
campbell.
1913 webster
see also:
mystified mystifying mystery -fy
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
mystify
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to; "this beats me"; "got me--i
don't know the answer"; "a vexing problem"; "this
question really stuck me" syn: perplex, vex, stick,
get, puzzle, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
2: make mysterious; "mystify the story" ant: demystify
also: mystified
see also:
perplex vex stick get puzzle baffle
beat pose bewilder flummox stupefy
nonplus gravel amaze dumbfound demystify
mystified
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
mystified
see mystify
see also:
mystify
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
mystified
adj : totally perplexed and mixed up; "all this duncical nonsense
has my brains metagrobolized"- wall street journal
syn: metagrobolized, metagrobolised, metagrabolized,
metagrabolised
see also:
metagrobolized metagrobolised metagrabolized metagrabolised
- [5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
26 moby thesaurus words for "mystified":
addled, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand, at a standstill,
at an impasse, baffled, bamboozled, beat, bewildered, buffaloed,
confounded, dazed, floored, fuddled, in a dilemma, in suspense,
licked, muddled, nonplussed, on tenterhooks, perplexed, puzzled,
stuck, stumped, thrown
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