baf´fle|ment

baf´fle|ment: baf|fle «BAF uhl», verb, -fled, -fling, noun.

–v.t.

1. to be too hard for (a person) to understand or solve; bewilder: »This puzzle baffles me.
SYNONYM(S): confound, perplex, disconcert.

2. to keep or hold back; hinder; thwart: »The thief baffled pursuit by locking us in before escaping.
SYNONYM(S): foil, balk. See syn. under frustrate. (Cf. ↑frustrate)

3. to control or regulate (the flow of air or other gases, water, sound waves, or electrons) by a baffle.

4. to check; hold back: »If the wind does not baffle us … (Frederick Marryat).

–v.i.

to struggle without success: »The ship baffled against high winds and finally foundered on the rocks.

–n.

a device for hindering or changing flow, especially of air or other gases, water, sound waves, or electrons. A baffle on a rocket engine can change the direction of the exhaust thus causing a change in direction of the rocket.

╂[< Scottish baffull to dishonor in effigy, probably related to French bafouer abuse]

–baf´fle|ment, noun.

–baf´fler, noun.

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baf|fle — «BAF uhl», verb, fled, fling, noun. –v.t. 1. to be too hard for (a person) to understand or solve; bewilder: »This puzzle baffles me. SYNONYM(S): confound, perplex, disconcert. 2. to keep or hold back; … Useful english dictionary
fle — baf·fle·ment; buf·fle·horn; caf·fle; cof·fle; cur·fuf·fle; fle·eth; fuf·fle; gof·fle; jif·fle; ker·fuf·fle; maf·fle; mof·fle; ni·fle; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; rif·fle·man; ri·fle·man; ri·fle·ry; ri·fle·scope; scraf·fle; scruf·fle;… … English syllables
baf — baf·fle·ment; baf·fler; baf·fle; baf·fling·ly; baf·fling·ness; … English syllables
baf´fler — baf|fle «BAF uhl», verb, fled, fling, noun. –v.t. 1. to be too hard for (a person) to understand or solve; bewilder: »This puzzle baffles me. SYNONYM(S): confound, perplex, disconcert. 2. to keep or hold back; … Useful english dictionary
bafflement — baf·fle·ment … English syllables
baffle — baf•fle [[t]ˈbæf əl[/t]] v. fled, fling, n. 1) to confuse, bewilder, or perplex 2) to frustrate or confound; thwart by creating confusion or bewilderment 3) bui hfi to check or deflect the movement of (sound, light, gases, etc.) 4) Obs. to cheat; … From formal English to slang
Bafflement — Baf fle*ment (b[a^]f f l*ment), n. The process or act of baffling, or of being baffled; frustration; check … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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