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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Bo Nix’s resilience, and some baffling choices, on display in Cincinnati.
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024
Watch on Amazon The Order Jude Law is terrific playing against type as Terry Husk, a veteran FBI agent tasked with investigating a baffling string of daylight robberies that have been escalating in terms of violence.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Quito, who lives on O'ahu in Hawaii and asked that his full name be omitted from the story, turned to Reddit for help with the baffling assignment set for his 5-year-old son.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
All told, then, the latest AI spin from Meta sounds like more of the same: a mix of vague hype, dubious business models, and a baffling sense of what people really want from a social media network.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024
Watch on Amazon The Order Jude Law is terrific playing against type as Terry Husk, a veteran FBI agent tasked with investigating a baffling string of daylight robberies that have been escalating in terms of violence.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Quito, who lives on O'ahu in Hawaii and asked that his full name be omitted from the story, turned to Reddit for help with the baffling assignment set for his 5-year-old son.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
All told, then, the latest AI spin from Meta sounds like more of the same: a mix of vague hype, dubious business models, and a baffling sense of what people really want from a social media network.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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