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Showing words for BAFFLEMENT using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Bafflement

bafflement

8 Letter Words for Bafflement

bemantle, effetman

7 Letter Words for Bafflement

beamlet, beltane, beltman, beltmen, bemeant, effable, efflate, enflame, entelam, feltman, flambee, flatmen, lambent, leatmen, leetman, manteel, netleaf, teleman, tenable

6 Letter Words for Bafflement

amelet, baffle, baleen, balete, batmen, beaten, beeman, befame, beflea, belate, beleaf, beleft, bemeal, bemean, bename, effate, elanet, embale, enable, enamel, enleaf, entame, famble, fantee, female, flambe, flamen, lament, lanete, lateen, leafen, maffle, manlet, mantel, mantle, meable, melena, mental, neaffe, neemba, taffle

5 Letter Words for Bafflement

abele, ablet, abnet, albee, aleft, alfet, amble, ameen, amene, ament, amlet, anele, anlet, atlee, banff, batel, beant, beent, befan, belam, belat, beman, bemat, benet, betel, blaff, blame, blate, bleat, eaten, effet, elate, elmen, emane, emlen, enate, enema, ental, entea, fable, femal, fetal, flamb, flame, flane, fleam, fleet, fleme, fname, laten, leban, leben, lefte, leman, lemna, malee, manet, meane, meant, melba, menat, menta, metae, metal, metel, nable, neafe, nebel, neela, neemb, tabel, table, teman, tembe, tenla

4 Letter Words for Bafflement

abel, abet, able, afft, albe, alee, alef, alem, alen, alme, ambe, amel, amen, anet, ante, atef, atle, baff, baft, bale, balm, bane, bant, bate, beal, beam, bean, beat, beef, been, beet, bela, belt, bema, beme, bena, bene, bent, beta, bete, blae, blam, blan, blat, blea, blee, blet, eale, elan, elbe, elem, elne, enam, eten, etna, fame, fane, fant, fate, feal, feat, feeb, feel, feet, fele, felt, feme, fent, feta, fete, flab, flam, flan, flat, flea, flee, flet, fnma, laen, laet, laff, laft, lamb, lame, lane, lant, late, leaf, leam, lean, leat, leef, leet, left, leme, lena, lene, lent, lete, mabe, male, malt, mane, mant, mate, meal, mean, meat, meet, mela, mele, melt, mene, ment, meta, mete, nabe, nael, naff, nale, name, natl, neaf, neal, neat, nebe, neem, neet, nema, nete, tael, taen, tale, tame, tane, teal, team, tean, teel, teem, teen, teff, tela, tele, teme, tene

3 Letter Words for Bafflement

abl, abm, abn, abt, afb, aff, aft, alb, ale, alf, aln, alt, amb, ame, amt, ane, ant, ate, atm, bae, bal, bam, ban, bat, bee, bef, bel, ben, bet, blt, bnf, btl, eam, ean, eat, ebn, eel, een, eff, efl, eft, ela, elb, elf, elm, elt, eme, emf, ene, enl, eta, fab, fam, fan, fat, feb, fee, fem, fen, fet, ffa, flb, flt, fmt, lab, lam, lan, lat, lbf, lea, lee, lem, let, ltm, mab, mae, mal, man, mat, mba, mea, mee, mel, men, met, mfa, mna, mtn, nab, nae, naf, nam, nat, nbe, nea, neb, nee, nef, net, tab, tal, tam, tan, tea, tee, tef, tel, tem, ten, tln

Definitions for Bafflement

[1] to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.
[2] to frustrate or confound; thwart by creating confusion or bewilderment.
[3] to check or deflect the movement of (sound, light, fluids, etc.).
[4] to equip with a baffle or baffles.
[5] Obsolete . to cheat; trick.
[6] to struggle ineffectually, as a ship in a gale.
[7] something that balks, checks, or deflects.
[8] an artificial obstruction for checking or deflecting the flow of gases (as in a boiler), sounds (as in the loudspeaker system of a radio or hi-fi set), light (as in a darkroom), etc.
[9] any boxlike enclosure or flat panel for mounting a loudspeaker.
[10] to perplex; bewilder; puzzle
[11] to frustrate (plans, efforts, etc)
[12] to check, restrain, or regulate (the flow of a fluid or the emission of sound or light)
[13] to provide with a baffle
[14] obsolete to cheat or trick
[15] Also called: baffle board , baffle plate a plate or mechanical device designed to restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, the emission of light or sound, or the distribution of sound, esp in a loudspeaker or microphone

Words related to Bafflement

baffleperplexity, confusion, disorientation, puzzlement, predicament, stress, anxiety, embarrassment, inconvenience, complication, setback, strife, pressure, struggle, frustration, misery, trouble, crisis, worry, blow

Words nearby Bafflement

bafflebaff, baffies, baffin, baffin bay, baffin island, baffle, bafflegab, baffleplate, baffling, baffy, bafta

Origin of Bafflement

1540–50; 1910–15 for def 8 ; perhaps < Scots bauchle to disgrace, treat with contempt, equivalent to bauch (see baff) + -le

Other words from Bafflement

baf·fle·ment , noun
baf·fler , noun
baf·fling , adjective
baf·fling·ly , adverb
baf·fling·ness , noun
un·baf·fled , adjective
un·baf·fling , adjective
un·baf·fling·ly , adverb

Word origin for Bafflement

C16: perhaps from Scottish dialect bachlen to condemn publicly; perhaps related to French bafouer to disgrace

Synonyms for Bafflement

confusion, disorientation, perplexity, daze, discombobulation, surprise