Baffle

1baf;fle pronunciation: function: transitive verb inflected form(s): baf;fled; baf;fling etymology: probably alteration of middle english (scots) bawchillen to denounce, discredit publiclydate: 1675 1 : to defeat or check (as a person) by confusing or puzzling : disconcert2 : to check or break the force or flow of by or as if by a bafflesynonyms see frustrate— baf;fle;ment noun — baf;fler noun — baf;fling;ly adverb