US /ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/
verb Freq #77902

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To confuse or puzzle someone completely.

    Solar eclipses mystified ancient peoples for thousands of years.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to confuse or puzzle... bewilderbafflepuzzle
Word family
Forms mystifiedmystifiesmystifying

Etymology

From French mystifier, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”) + Latin -ficare.

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