baffle | Amarkosh

Meaning of word baffle from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy.

Meaning : Be a mystery or bewildering to.

Example : This beats me!.
Got me--I don't know the answer!.
A vexing problem.
This question really stuck me.

Synonyms : amaze, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex

Meaning : Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

Example : What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge.
Foil your opponent.

Synonyms : bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart

Meaning : Restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.).

Synonyms : regulate