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
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Why something with the punch of classical tragedy — love destroyed from within by an inexplicable streak of evil — had to be so over-egged is baffling.
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The evidence from our tests suggests that the ball won’t be behaving in a way that leads to baffling and erratic flight.
—John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
His father, John Allen Wooden, a writer and creative producer and one of more than a dozen parents who spoke to NBC News about i-Ready, finds this baffling.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The movie is inspired by Christie’s real-life disappearance in 1926, a baffling event that captivated the public at the time and continues to confound fans of the mystery writer.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The evidence from our tests suggests that the ball won’t be behaving in a way that leads to baffling and erratic flight.
—John Eric Goff, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
His father, John Allen Wooden, a writer and creative producer and one of more than a dozen parents who spoke to NBC News about i-Ready, finds this baffling.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 12 May 2026
The movie is inspired by Christie’s real-life disappearance in 1926, a baffling event that captivated the public at the time and continues to confound fans of the mystery writer.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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