mystify

Meaning

To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.

Synonyms

puzzle

bewilder

hoax

confuse

perplex

fool

flummox

baffle

nonplus

trick

beat

stupefy

get

discomfit

bemuse

dumbfound

amaze

mislead

pose

cheat

shake

🫨

stagger

stick

stump

stun

gravel

throw

vex

roil

shake up

startle

stimulate

stir

surprise

take in

twist

unsettle

abash

web

astonish

bedevil

befog

befuddle

bilk

churn

complicate

confound

daze

dazzle

discombobulate

Translations

mystifier

bedotten

beduvelen

täuschen

beetnemen

mistificar

verblüffen

desconcertar

ébahir

ingannare

σαστίζω

tromper

om de tuin leiden

ζαλίζω

engañar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/

Etymology

From French mystifier, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”) + Latin -ficare.