baffling
verb
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To publicly disgrace, especially of a recreant knight.
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To hoodwink or deceive (someone).
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To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex.
"I am baffled by the contradictions and omissions in the instructions."
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To foil; to thwart.
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To struggle in vain.
"A ship baffles with the winds."
noun
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An act of foiling or thwarting.
adjective
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Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
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Frustrating