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Meanings of baffling in English

Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe.

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Usage of baffling in English
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Indonesia has suffered a surge in human cases this year, baffling officials.
Reuters
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However Early Childhood Council CEO Peter Reynolds said the decision was baffling.
Radio NZ
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Except, of course, my recent baffling experiences in New York, my confusion.
Petals from the sky
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Why government ministers need super fancy cars is also a bit baffling.
The South African
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The former foreign secretary's reputation as a rousing prose stylist remains baffling.
The Guardian
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Kenny read the baffling clause at the end of the will again.
Kenny
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Another day, another baffling update with regards to the R350 grant payments.
The South African
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The more we study the above definitions, the more baffling they become.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic
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Some idea, baffling and incomprehensible to Loder, was stirring in her mind.
The Masquerader
10
He learned that a baffling exception had been granted to Morris Networks.
Private Sector
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He looked across at her, the baffling smile still in his eyes.
Charles Rex
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He smiled a baffling smile and she looked at him in despair.
The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerus...
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They often have larger-than-life personalities coupled with baffling displays of deep insecurity.
Ebony
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The new life, the new customs, and the strange language, were baffling.
Sandy
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It was baffling to see her friend dabbling in this exotic faith.
Zeitoun
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It's baffling that this has become such a taboo subject in MLS.
The Guardian
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