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/mˈɪstəfˌaɪɪŋ/ Listen

verb

Mystify v. t. (past & past part. mystified; pres. part. mystifying)

To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.

To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of; to baffle; as, to mystify an opponent. "He took undue advantage of his credulity and mystified him exceedingly."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Mystifying" Quotes from Famous Books

... would be indiscreet, since Colonel Capadose handled the brush—as a raconteur—with such freedom. There might be a ghost and there might not; but the Colonel himself, he inclined to think, was the most mystifying figure in ...

— A London Life; The Patagonia; The Liar; Mrs. Temperly • Henry James

... a marked change, now resembling nothing earthly, although some have remarked that it could be likened to the bay of an enormous hound. Some of its later actions have seemingly added further canine attributes, which make the matter all the more mystifying. Veterinaries are asking why this animal should chase automobiles, and why it should carry bones in its mouth ...

— Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 • Various

... a shade that would never excite the cynical commentary which men applied to certain types of blondes. It would be protective; it would with age turn to silver unnoticeably. A disconcerting gray eye that had a mystifying depth. In the artificial light her skin had the tint and lustre of a yellow pearl. She would be healthy, too, and vigorous. Not the explosive vigour of the north-born, but that which would quietly meet physical hardships ...

— The Ragged Edge • Harold MacGrath

... anyone think that they had not both been born and brought up right there on Kettle. Everything about the house had the mark of a cultured taste, yet the cushioned chairs, the rugs, the soft-toned hangings were worn to shabbiness. And most mystifying of all was Miss Jerry herself, who had appeared at the supper table in a much faded but spotless gingham dress, black shoes and cotton stockings replacing the elkskins and woolen socks, very much a spirited ...

— Highacres • Jane Abbott

... excitement in their faces and in their actions. White uniformed policemen were flocking into the corridors; soldiers, coatless and hatless, fresh from their beds, came dashing upon the scene. There were excited cries, angry shouts and, snore mystifying than ...

— Graustark • George Barr McCutcheon

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