baffled

BrE /ˈbæfld/ AmE /ˈbæfld/

adjective en → es

1 CONFUSED [predicative] B2

very confused and unable to understand something or someone

confundido, desconcertado, perplejo

  • be baffled by somebody/something

Collocations baffled by the question · baffled by his behaviour

  • She was completely baffled by the instructions.

    Ella estaba completamente confundida por las instrucciones.

2 STUMPED [transitive] C1

to be unable to answer or solve a question, problem, etc., because it is too difficult

estupefacto, desconcertado, sin respuesta

  • baffle somebody/something

Collocations the question baffled the experts · a problem that baffles scientists

  • The mystery has baffled investigators for years.

    El misterio ha desconcertado a los investigadores durante años.