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Definition of mystify verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

mystify

verb

NAmE//ˈmɪstəˌfaɪ//

mystify somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mystify

he / she / it mystifies

past simple mystified

-ing form mystifying

to make someone confused because they do not understand something synonym baffle They were totally mystified by the girl's disappearance.

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mystification

NAmE//ˌmɪstəfəˈkeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] He looked at her in mystification.

mystifying

adjectiveSee mystify in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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