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mystifying

/ˈmɪs.tɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/

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adjective

/ˈmɪs.tɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/C1formal
  • ruОписывает что-то очень запутанное или трудное для понимания, часто вызывающее чувство удивления или недоумения.

Describes something that is very confusing or difficult to understand, often in a way that creates a sense of wonder or puzzlement.

  1. Puzzling or confusingB2formal

    Something that is very difficult to understand or explain; causing confusion or wonder.

    ruЗагадочный

    • The magician's trick was truly mystifying to the audience.
    • Her sudden disappearance remains a mystifying event.
    • The scientist found the results of the experiment mystifying.

    Synonymsabstrusebafflingbewilderingconfusingenigmaticincomprehensibleinexplicableperplexingpuzzlingunfathomable

    Antonymsclearcomprehensibleobviousplainstraightforwardtransparentunderstandable

Forms
  • more mystifying comparative form
  • most mystifying superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

mystify/ˈmɪs.tɪ.faɪ/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, вызывающего у кого-либо полное недоумение или замешательство, или делающего что-то неясным или загадочным.

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.

    ruОзадачить

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

    Synonymsbafflebemusebewilderconfoundconfuseflummoxnonplusperplexpuzzle

    Antonymsclarifyeducateenlightenexplainilluminate

  2. Make mysteriousC1formal

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

    ruЗапутывать

    • 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.

    Synonymsbefogcloudobfuscateobscureshroudveil

    Antonymsclarifydemystifyenlightenexplainilluminate

Forms
  • mystified past participle
  • mystified past simple
  • mystifying present participle
  • mystifies third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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