verb, noun
verb to confuse sb completely; to be too difficult or strange for sb to understand or explain:
[VN] His behaviour baffles me. * [VN, VNwh-] I'm baffled as to why she hasn't called. * I'm baffled why she hasn't called.
bafflement noun [U]:
His reaction was one of bafflement.
baffling adjective:
Some of the country's customs are baffling to outsiders.
noun (technical) a screen used to control or prevent the flow of sound, light or liquid
