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- pronunciation:
- mI
stih
faI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
mystifies, mystifying, mystified |
| definition: |
to cause puzzlement in, often with intent to deceive; bewilder; perplex.
- synonyms:
- bamboozle, confound, confuse, perplex, puzzle
- similar words:
- beat, befog, befuddle, bewilder, delude, fog, fool, nonplus, pose, stump
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| related words: |
baffle, confound, confuse, obfuscate, perplex, stick, vex |
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| derivations: |
mystifyingly (adv.), mystification (n.), mystifier (n.) |
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