BAFFLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
   Synonym(s)
   • baffle board (what does baffle board mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) baffle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plate (what does plate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • diffuser (what does diffuser mean?)
   • diffusor (what does diffusor mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • baffle (what does baffle mean?)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)

BAFFLE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • check the emission of (sound)
   Synonym(s)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) baffle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • restrict (what does restrict mean?)
   • restrain (what does restrain mean?)
   • trammel (what does trammel mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   • bound (what does bound mean?)
   • confine (what does confine mean?)
   • throttle (what does throttle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • baffle (what does baffle mean?)
   • baffle board (what does baffle board mean?)
2. Meaning
   • be a mystery or bewildering to
   Synonym(s)
   • amaze (what does amaze mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • bewilder (what does bewilder mean?)
   • dumbfound (what does dumbfound mean?)
   • flummox (what does flummox mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • gravel (what does gravel mean?)
   • mystify (what does mystify mean?)
   • nonplus (what does nonplus mean?)
   • perplex (what does perplex mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   • stupefy (what does stupefy mean?)
   • vex (what does vex mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This beats me!
   • Got me–I don”t know the answer!
   • a vexing problem
   • This question really stuck me
   Hypernyms(s) baffle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • confuse (what does confuse mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   • fox (what does fox mean?)
   • befuddle (what does befuddle mean?)
   • fuddle (what does fuddle mean?)
   • bedevil (what does bedevil mean?)
   • confound (what does confound mean?)
   • discombobulate (what does discombobulate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stump (what does stump mean?)
   • mix up (what does mix up mean?)
   • riddle (what does riddle mean?)
   • elude (what does elude mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   See Also
   • puzzle over (what does puzzle over mean?)
   • solve (what does solve mean?)
   • work out (what does work out mean?)
   • figure out (what does figure out mean?)
   • puzzle out (what does puzzle out mean?)
   • lick (what does lick mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stupefaction (what does stupefaction mean?)
   • bewilderment (what does bewilderment mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzlement (what does puzzlement mean?)
   • befuddlement (what does befuddlement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • bafflement (what does bafflement mean?)
   • bemusement (what does bemusement mean?)
   • poser (what does poser mean?)
   • stumper (what does stumper mean?)
   • toughie (what does toughie mean?)
   • sticker (what does sticker mean?)
   • bewilderment (what does bewilderment mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzlement (what does puzzlement mean?)
   • befuddlement (what does befuddlement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • bafflement (what does bafflement mean?)
   • bemusement (what does bemusement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • puzzler (what does puzzler mean?)
   • mystifier (what does mystifier mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
   • mystery (what does mystery mean?)
   • enigma (what does enigma mean?)
   • secret (what does secret mean?)
   • closed book (what does closed book mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • puzzler (what does puzzler mean?)
   • mystifier (what does mystifier mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
   • bewilderment (what does bewilderment mean?)
   • obfuscation (what does obfuscation mean?)
   • puzzlement (what does puzzlement mean?)
   • befuddlement (what does befuddlement mean?)
   • mystification (what does mystification mean?)
   • bafflement (what does bafflement mean?)
   • bemusement (what does bemusement mean?)
   • puzzle (what does puzzle mean?)
   • puzzler (what does puzzler mean?)
   • mystifier (what does mystifier mean?)
   • teaser (what does teaser mean?)
3. Meaning
   • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   Synonym(s)
   • bilk (what does bilk mean?)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
   • foil (what does foil mean?)
   • frustrate (what does frustrate mean?)
   • queer (what does queer mean?)
   • scotch (what does scotch mean?)
   • spoil (what does spoil mean?)
   • thwart (what does thwart mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth’’s amazing September surge
   • foil your opponent
   Hypernyms(s) baffle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • prevent (what does prevent mean?)
   • forestall (what does forestall mean?)
   • foreclose (what does foreclose mean?)
   • preclude (what does preclude mean?)
   • forbid (what does forbid mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • disappoint (what does disappoint mean?)
   • let down (what does let down mean?)
   • dash (what does dash mean?)
   • short-circuit (what does short-circuit mean?)
   • ruin (what does ruin mean?)
   See Also
   • double cross (what does double cross mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • frustration (what does frustration mean?)
   • frustration (what does frustration mean?)
   • defeat (what does defeat mean?)
   • frustration (what does frustration mean?)
   • thwarting (what does thwarting mean?)
   • foiling (what does foiling mean?)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
   • crown of thorns (what does crown of thorns mean?)
   • frustration (what does frustration mean?)
   • thwarting (what does thwarting mean?)
   • foiling (what does foiling mean?)
   • obstructionist (what does obstructionist mean?)
   • obstructor (what does obstructor mean?)
   • obstructer (what does obstructer mean?)
   • resister (what does resister mean?)
   • thwarter (what does thwarter mean?)
   • frustration (what does frustration mean?)
   • thwarting (what does thwarting mean?)
   • foiling (what does foiling mean?)