mystified

• Beschreibt den Zustand völliger Verwirrung oder Ratlosigkeit wegen etwas, das schwer zu verstehen oder zu erklären ist.

Describes a state of being completely confused or puzzled by something that is difficult to understand or explain.

1. Completely confused or bewilderedB2formal

   Feeling or showing total confusion and lack of understanding about something.

   Verwirrt

   • The audience was mystified by the magician's final trick.
   • She was mystified by the sudden change in his behavior.
   • The complex instructions left the students completely mystified.

   Synonymebaffledbewilderedconfoundeddumbfoundednonplussedperplexedpuzzledstupefied

   Antonymeclearheadedenlightenedknowledgeableorientedunderstanding

• Verb, das bezeichnet, dass jemand völlig ratlos oder verwirrt gemacht wird oder dass etwas unklar und rätselhaft dargestellt wird.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone to be completely puzzled or confused, or to make something obscure or mysterious.

1. Bewilder or confuseB2formal

   To cause someone to be completely puzzled or unable to understand something.

   Verwirren

   • The complex instructions mystified the new employees.
   • Her sudden disappearance mystified everyone who knew her.
   • The magician's trick mystified the entire audience.

   Synonymebafflebemusebewilderconfoundconfuseflummoxnonplusperplexpuzzle

   Antonymeclarifyeducateenlightenexplainilluminate

2. Make mysteriousC1formal

   To deliberately make something obscure, puzzling, or difficult to understand.

   Rätselhaft machen

   • The author mystified the plot by adding many red herrings.
   • They mystified the ritual to keep its true meaning secret.
   • The artist mystified his work with layers of symbolism.

   Synonymebefogcloudobfuscateobscureshroudveil

   Antonymeclarifydemystifyenlightenexplainilluminate