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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This was baffling to many observers, including this one, and was widely ridiculed, even receiving a friendly jab from rival, Peacock.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
There’s also the return of Esai Morales as the mustache-twirling villain whose motivation is as baffling as the Entity itself.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
How anyone thought that this was the most engaging use of a seemingly competent third-person flight-combat system is utterly baffling.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
The outage was baffling, and a day later, remains unexplained.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
There’s also the return of Esai Morales as the mustache-twirling villain whose motivation is as baffling as the Entity itself.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 May 2025
How anyone thought that this was the most engaging use of a seemingly competent third-person flight-combat system is utterly baffling.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
The outage was baffling, and a day later, remains unexplained.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 29 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 24 May. 2025.
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