Syn: uncomprehending.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. discouraged by failure to accomplish a goal and uncertain
how to proceed; -- used especially of feelings of defeat
and discouragement.
Syn: balked, discomfited, discouraged, frustrated. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Baffled! — is a 1973 television movie intended as a pilot for a television series. The story is part of the occult detective sub genre.Race car driver Tom Kovack (played by Leonard Nimoy) suddenly begins to experience psychic visions. He meets Michelle… … Wikipedia
baffled — index lost (disoriented) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Baffled — Baffle Baf fle (b[a^]f f l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baffled} ( f ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Baffling} ( fl[i^]ng).] [Cf. Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[=a]gr uneasy, poor, or b[=a]gr, n.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
baffled — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ completely, totally, utterly … Collocations dictionary
baffled — un·baffled; … English syllables
baffled — I noun people who are frustrated and perplexed (Freq. 1) the children s faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled • Hypernyms: ↑people II adjective perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment obvi … Useful english dictionary
baffled — adjective see baffle II … New Collegiate Dictionary
baffled — adjective a) thoroughly confused, puzzled b) having baffles … Wiktionary
baffled — Synonyms and related words: addled, at a loss, at a nonplus, at a stand, at a standstill, at an impasse, balked, bamboozled, beat, betrayed, bewildered, bilked, blasted, blighted, buffaloed, chapfallen, confounded, crestfallen, crossed, crushed,… … Moby Thesaurus
baffled — adj. confused, bewildered; amazed, shocked baf·fle || bæfl n. instrument that regulates flow; board that regulates flow v. bewilder, confuse; frustrate … English contemporary dictionary
