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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Trader Joe’s is one of the greatest success stories in American grocery stores—the stuff of business-school case studies and rapturous (and, honestly, sometimes baffling) consumer behavior.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Though there were some baffling mistakes leading to quality Kings’ chances, especially in Los Angeles, the goalies haven’t exactly been up to the task either.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The inclusion of rapper Travis Scott, The Rock’s baffling post-Elimination Chamber absence and Cena’s run-of-the-mill heel promos are just a few of many reasons why Cena’s heel turn, just a couple months in, hasn’t quite clicked.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Then there’s that subtitle, which manages to encapsulate the baffling nature of this adaptation’s ambitions.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Though there were some baffling mistakes leading to quality Kings’ chances, especially in Los Angeles, the goalies haven’t exactly been up to the task either.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The inclusion of rapper Travis Scott, The Rock’s baffling post-Elimination Chamber absence and Cena’s run-of-the-mill heel promos are just a few of many reasons why Cena’s heel turn, just a couple months in, hasn’t quite clicked.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Then there’s that subtitle, which manages to encapsulate the baffling nature of this adaptation’s ambitions.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for baffling
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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