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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
baffle/ˈbafl/
▶verb
- 1 totally bewilder.
- 2 restrain or regulate (a fluid, a sound, etc.).
– derivatives
bafflement noun,
baffler noun,
baffling adjective,
bafflingly adverb.
bafflement noun,
baffler noun,
baffling adjective,
bafflingly adverb.
– origin C16 (in the sense ‘cheat, deceive’): perh. rel. to Fr. bafouer ‘ridicule’ or obs. Fr. beffer ‘mock, deceive’.
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