mystify
Verb
Verb Forms: mystified, mystifying, mystifies
- To perplex or bewilder someone completely.
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- make mysterious
- "mystify the story"
- To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
Examples
- Solar eclipses continued to mystify ancient humans for thousands of years.
- The opponent’s obscure play of "ZYZZYVA" would mystify even seasoned Scrabble players.
Origin / Etymology
From French mystifier, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”) + Latin -ficare.
Synonyms
amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 18
mystify: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmystify: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mystify: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary