Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

mystifies

verb
/ˈmɪstɪfaɪz/
Definition
To bewilder or confuse someone.
Examples
  • The magician’s tricks mystify the audience.
  • Her sudden disappearance mystifies the investigators.
  • The complex theory mystifies many students.
Meaning
To make something difficult to understand or to cause someone to be puzzled.
Synonyms
  • confuses
  • bewilders
  • baffles
  • perplexes
  • puzzles