mystify
1. be a mystery or bewildering to (Freq. 1)
- This beats me!
- Got me--I don't know the answer!
- a vexing problem
- This question really stuck me
• Syn:
perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle,
baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy,
nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
• See Also:
puzzle over (for: puzzle), puzzle out (for: puzzle)
• Derivationally related forms:
stupefaction (for: stupefy), bewilderment (for: bewilder), poser (for: pose), bafflement (for: baffle), mystification, mystifier, mystery, puzzle (for: puzzle), puzzlement (for: puzzle), puzzler (for: puzzle)
• Hypernyms:
confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle,
bedevil, confound, discombobulate
• Hyponyms:
stump, mix up, riddle, elude, escape
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will mystify him
- The good news will mystify her
- The performance is likely to mystify Sue
2. make mysterious
- mystify the story
• Ant:
demystify
• Derivationally related forms:
mystification, mystery
• Hypernyms:
obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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