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Baffled:
- To be puzzled with something that is proving to be too complicated
- To be frustrated by not being able to do something
Pronounced as Ba (From Bat – the flying mammal) + Ff (from Off) + Uld (with U having the sound from Umbrella).
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The word comes from French Bafouer which means “to ridicule“.
Situational Uses:
- The 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle baffled everyone whom I showed it to.
- After failing to climb to the peak of Mt. Everest, the mountaineer was baffled about what did he miss despite his entire year of preparation.
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That’s an interesting sentence!
Social Media collaboration is certainly baffling to some and totally esoteric to most.
Look forward to having you around here more often.
Thanks again.
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