Words To Puzzle Over

verb present participle of the verb 'baffle', meaning to totally bewilder or perplex

adjective causing someone to feel completely confused or puzzled

• The results of the experiment were baffling to the researchers.
• I find it baffling how she always knows what to say.
• It's totally baffling that he still hasn't figured it out.
• The complexity of the situation was truly baffling, like trying to solve a puzzle with missing pieces.

noun a person or thing that is difficult to understand or figure out

• The mathematical problem presented to the students was a real mind boggler.
• Trying to understand quantum physics is a total mind boggler.
• That new video game is a complete mind boggler, I can't figure it out.
• The concept of time travel is a real mind boggler for most people.

adjective causing confusion or puzzlement; difficult to understand

• The perplexing nature of the scientific phenomenon requires further investigation.
• I find it really perplexing how she always knows what to say.
• It's so perplexing, I can't wrap my head around it.
• His mind was a maze of perplexing thoughts.