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1. • • to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something: She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.
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   What does baffle mean?

   • desconcertar, confundir… desorientar, desnortear, desconcertar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! BAFFLE definition: 1. to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something: 2. to cause…. Learn more.

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   What does baffling mean?

   • Someone or something that baffles can be described as baffling. As a verb, baffle can also mean to deflect or regulate the movement or flow of something, such as gas or light. The word can also be used as a noun referring to a component or part that does this. Example: This door is completely baffling! I can never figure out how to get it unlocked.

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   Where did the word baffle come from?

   • Its origin isn’t certain, but it may derive from the Scottish bauchle, meaning “to disgrace or treat with contempt.” It may also be related to the French verb bafouer, meaning “to disgrace.” The first records of the word baffle as a noun referring to a component that regulates or stops the flow of something come from the early 1900s.

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   What are baffles used for?

   • Components called baffles are used in things like boilers and wood-burning stoves to regulate the flow of heat and gas. They’re also used in speaker systems to regulate sound and in darkrooms to control the amount of light.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBAFFLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BAFFLE definition: 1. to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something: 2. to cause…. Learn more.

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     BAFFLE meaning: 1. to cause someone to be completely unable...

   • Znaczenie Baffle, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     BAFFLE definicja: 1. to cause someone to be completely...

   • Baffle: Polish Translation

     baffle translate: wprawiać w zakłopotanie, zbić z tropu ,...

   • Baffle: Russian Translation

     BAFFLE translate: озадачивать . Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Baffle Spanish Translation

     BAFFLE translate: desconcertar, confundir, desconcertar....

   • Baffle: German Translation

     BAFFLE translate: verwirren. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Baffle: French Translation

     BAFFLE translate: déconcerter, dérouter, déconcerter. Learn...

   • Baffle: Korean Translation

     BAFFLE translate: 당황하게 만들다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   The meaning of BAFFLE is to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert. How to use baffle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Baffle.

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   Baffle means to confuse, bewilder, perplex, or confound. The word usually implies that such confusion causes someone to come to standstill—that it stumps them or makes them completely bewildered. You might be baffled by a difficult riddle or confusing instructions.

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   Definition of baffle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   ( ˈbæfəl) vb ( tr) 1. to perplex; bewilder; puzzle. 2. to frustrate (plans, efforts, etc) 3. (Mechanical Engineering) to check, restrain, or regulate (the flow of a fluid or the emission of sound or light) 4. (Mechanical Engineering) to provide with a baffle. 5. obsolete to cheat or trick. n.

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   Definitions of baffle. verb. be a mystery or bewildering to. synonyms: amaze, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex. see more. noun. a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy. synonyms: baffle board. see more.