mystify

Verb

Meaning

To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.

To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

vex get beat stick pose puzzle gravel baffle amaze bewilder perplex stupefy nonplus flummox dumbfound

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Antonyms

demystify explain tell define resolve interpret

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Hypernyms

fox throw hide obscure confuse veil

Hyponyms

riddle escape stump elude mix up

Derivatives

mystified mystifying

Examples

This beats me! Source: Internet

Got me--I don't know the answer! Source: Internet

a vexing problem Source: Internet

This question really stuck me Source: Internet

mystify the story Source: Internet

As long as we continue to mystify “cultism” in Nigeria, students with ulterior motives will continue to join and use that platform for violence. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mystified mystifiedly mystifier mystifying mystifying figure mystifyingly