- A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture.
2 . Baffle
[ v. i.]
- To practice deceit. - To struggle against in vain; as, a ship baffles with the
winds.
3 . Baffle
[ v. t.]
- To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a
recreant knight. - To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil. - To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or
defeat; to thwart.
Meaning of 'baffle' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . baffle
[ v]
Meaning (1): - be a mystery or bewildering to
Example in sentence:
a vexing problem;
Got me--I don't know the answer!;
This beats me!;
This question really stuck me
Meaning (2): - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Example in sentence:
foil your opponent;
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge