baffled
/ˈbæfld/adjective
उच्चारण बैफ़्ल्ड
हैरान, उलझन में पड़ा, चकराया हुआ
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~ (by/as to sth)
completely unable to understand or explain something
हैरान, उलझन में पड़ा, चकराया हुआ
- Doctors were baffled by her sudden recovery.
- He looked baffled when the teacher asked him the question.
- The police were baffled by the strange case.
+ 4 more examples
- I was baffled that the answer was so simple.
- The students looked baffled by the puzzle.
- She gave a baffled shrug and walked away.
- He was baffled as to why the lights went out.
Synonyms puzzled perplexed bewildered mystified confused
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
baffled by / at + noun
Use by or at for what puzzles you; by is more common.
जो बात उलझन में डाले उसके लिए by या at आता है; by अधिक आम है।
- Radhika was baffled by the question.
- Police were baffled at the missing evidence.
baffled + wh-clause / that-clause
A wh-clause often follows baffled to show what you cannot understand.
आप क्या नहीं समझ पा रहे हैं, यह बताने के लिए 'baffled' के बाद प्रायः wh-clause आता है।
- He was baffled as to why the lights went out.
- I'm baffled how she solved it so fast.
baffled (feeling) vs baffling (cause)
Baffled is the person who is puzzled; baffling is the puzzling thing.
'Baffled' उलझन में पड़ा व्यक्ति है; 'baffling' उलझन में डालने वाली चीज़ है।
- The baffling puzzle left us baffled.
look / feel baffled
With look or feel, baffled describes a confused expression.
look या feel के साथ 'baffled' उलझन भरे भाव का वर्णन करता है।
- The tourist looked baffled by the train timetable.
baffle (verb) + sb
The verb baffle takes the person as its object: a question baffles you, and you are baffled by it.
क्रिया 'baffle' में व्यक्ति उसकी object होता है: प्रश्न आपको उलझाता है, और आप उससे baffled होते हैं।
- The riddle baffled even the teacher.
+Collocations 4
adverb + baffled
completelytotallyutterlyslightlyrather
- The students were completely baffled by the trick question.
verb + baffled
belookfeelremainleave sb
- The result left the experts baffled.
baffled + noun
lookexpressionsilencepolicescientists
- A baffled silence followed his strange announcement.
baffled + by / as to
by the riddleby his answeras to whyas to how
- She was baffled as to why the door was locked.
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- The doctors were baffled by the patient's sudden recovery.
मरीज़ के अचानक ठीक होने से डॉक्टर हैरान रह गए।
- Radhika looked baffled when asked about a chapter she had never studied.
जिस अध्याय को उसने कभी पढ़ा ही नहीं था, उसके बारे में पूछे जाने पर राधिका उलझन में दिखी।
- The police remain baffled by the theft at the museum.
संग्रहालय की चोरी से पुलिस अब भी हैरान है।
- He gave a baffled look and said nothing.
उसने उलझन भरी नज़र से देखा और कुछ नहीं कहा।
- I am baffled how the same bus can be late every day.
मैं हैरान हूँ कि एक ही बस हर दिन कैसे देर से आ सकती है।
- The tourists were baffled by the many signboards in Hindi and Tamil.
पर्यटक हिंदी और तमिल के कई सूचना-पट्टों से उलझन में पड़ गए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The puzzle was baffled.
✓ The puzzle was baffling.
A thing that puzzles people is baffling; baffled is for the person.
उलझाने वाली चीज़ 'baffling' होती है; 'baffled' व्यक्ति के लिए है।
✗ I am baffling by this sum.
✓ I am baffled by this sum.
The person who feels confused is baffled, not baffling.
उलझन महसूस करने वाला व्यक्ति 'baffled' है, 'baffling' नहीं।
✗ She was baffled for his silence.
✓ She was baffled by his silence.
The cause of confusion takes by (or at), not for.
उलझन के कारण के लिए by (या at) आता है, for नहीं।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
puzzled perplexed bewildered mystified confused
?Which word?
Do not confuse baffled (how a person feels) and baffling (describing the thing that confuses you), as in 'a baffling problem'.
Baffled (व्यक्ति की भावना) और baffling (उलझाने वाली चीज़ का वर्णन) में confuse न करें, जैसे 'a baffling problem'।