baffling
adjective
baf·fling
ˈba-f(ə-)liŋ 
: extremely confusing or difficult to understand
a baffling decision
found the directions utterly baffling
bafflingly
adverb
a bafflingly complex explanation
Examples of baffling in a Sentence
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Again, the Spider-Women part of this is the most baffling.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Allegri’s continual trust in Filip Kostic, a left-winger with only four assists in 23 league games, continues to be one of Allegri’s most baffling decisions.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
This detail, seemingly unnoticed by the painting’s subject, is baffling and bizarre—which is just what Breton had in mind.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
So ending up rooting for the same side is a bit baffling.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Insufficient hooks in the bathroom—especially at beach destinations, spas, and wilderness lodges—is baffling.
—Jonathan Soroff, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
Offensive strategy for Zion Williamson This is baffling. Can’t understand how someone with Williamson’s size, strength, quickness and athleticism can go almost three quarters without getting a rebound.
—The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2024
This blatant overlooking of an evidently inclusive process is not just baffling but verges on the brink of intellectual deceit and bankruptcy.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
Even on its release–and speaking as someone who played it to death in the 90s, yet only seeing the credits roll for the first time in 2024–Dark Forces had its faults, particularly due to its baffling puzzles.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Allegri’s continual trust in Filip Kostic, a left-winger with only four assists in 23 league games, continues to be one of Allegri’s most baffling decisions.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
This detail, seemingly unnoticed by the painting’s subject, is baffling and bizarre—which is just what Breton had in mind.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
So ending up rooting for the same side is a bit baffling.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Insufficient hooks in the bathroom—especially at beach destinations, spas, and wilderness lodges—is baffling.
—Jonathan Soroff, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
Offensive strategy for Zion Williamson This is baffling. Can’t understand how someone with Williamson’s size, strength, quickness and athleticism can go almost three quarters without getting a rebound.
—The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2024
This blatant overlooking of an evidently inclusive process is not just baffling but verges on the brink of intellectual deceit and bankruptcy.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
Even on its release–and speaking as someone who played it to death in the 90s, yet only seeing the credits roll for the first time in 2024–Dark Forces had its faults, particularly due to its baffling puzzles.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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