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baffled
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun baffled has 1 sense
- baffled(n = noun.group) Array - people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled" is a kind of people
Adjective baffled has 1 sense
- baffled(s = adj.all) at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up - perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
CIDE DICTIONARY
baffled, adj.
- not understanding. [WordNet 1.5]
- discouraged by failure to accomplish a goal and uncertain how to proceed; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
baffled
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, dashed, dazed, defeated, disappointed, dished, disillusioned, dissatisfied, floored, foiled, frustrated, fuddled, ill done-by, ill-served, in a dilemma, in suspense, let down, licked, muddled, mystified, nonplussed, on tenterhooks, out of countenance, perplexed, puzzled, regretful, sorely disappointed, soured, stuck, stumped, thrown, thwarted
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