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[ adjective ] making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve

Examples

"a baffling problem" "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast" "a problematic situation at home"

Used in print

(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)

This baffling lack of distinct details recalls the secretary whose employer was leaving the office and told her what to answer if anyone called in his absence .

Related terms

difficult

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