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verblüffen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • astound verb To shock or amaze someone so much that they are left almost speechless.
  • baffle verb To leave someone completely confused, unable to work something out.
  • bemuse verb To make someone feel puzzled or confused.
  • confound verb To completely puzzle or baffle someone.
  • dazzle verb To temporarily blind or confuse someone's vision with an intense light.
  • flabbergast verb To shock someone so much that they are left speechless, often in a comical way.
  • flummox verb To leave someone completely confused or baffled.
  • mystify verb To make someone feel completely puzzled and unable to understand something.
  • stun verb To knock someone senseless or make them lose awareness, often with a blow or shock.
  • transfix verb To make someone freeze completely still, through fear, wonder, or awe.

Senses

verblüffen is used for these senses in English:

  • astound To astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
  • baffle To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]
  • bemuse (transitive) To confuse or bewilder.
  • confound To perplex or puzzle.
  • confound To stun or amaze.
  • dazzle (transitive, figuratively) To render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.
  • flabbergast (transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner. [from late 18th c.]
  • flummox (transitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.

baffle — full definition

  1. verb To leave someone completely confused, unable to work something out.
  2. verb To stop someone's plans or efforts from succeeding.
  3. verb (nautical) Of wind or weather, to make it difficult for a ship to make headway.
  4. verb To slow down or control the flow of a liquid, gas, light or sound.
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