Baffled

/ˈbæf.əld/

हैरान; उलझन में; चकित; (बाधा से) नाकाम/अवरोधित

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Origin & History

From the verb baffle (17th century), possibly from Scots ‘baff’ meaning to strike or beat, later developing the sense ‘to thwart or confound’.

‘Baffle’ (17वीं शताब्दी) से; संभवतः स्कॉट्स ‘baff’ (मारना/पीटना) से, जिसका अर्थ आगे चलकर ‘नाकाम करना/उलझा देना’ हो गया।

Definition

Baffled means feeling confused or puzzled because something is hard to understand, or being stopped/defeated by a problem or obstacle.

Baffled का अर्थ है किसी बात को समझ न पाने के कारण उलझन/हैरानी में होना, या किसी समस्या/बाधा के कारण आगे न बढ़ पाना/विफल हो जाना।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
She looked baffled by the instructions.
Verb (past tense / past participle of 'baffle'):
The sudden change in rules baffled the players.

Usage Examples

I was baffled by his reaction.
The math problem left her completely baffled.
Investigators were baffled by the lack of evidence.
The locked door baffled our attempt to enter.

Synonyms

Puzzled Confused Perplexed Bewildered Mystified Stumped Confounded

Related Forms

Noun
Bafflement
Verb
Baffle / Baffles / Baffling / Baffled
Adjective
Baffled / Baffling
Adverb
Bafflingly

Idioms & Phrases

Baffle the mind
दिमाग को उलझा देना / समझ से परे होना
Be baffled by (something)
(किसी चीज़ से) हैरान/असमंजस में होना