baffling
adjective
baf·fling
ˈba-f(ə-)liŋ 
: extremely confusing or difficult to understand
a baffling decision
found the directions utterly baffling
bafflingly
adverb
a bafflingly complex explanation
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Other than Notre Dame’s baffling performances in the Cayman Islands against TCU and Utah, the Big 12 didn’t have many marquee victories in nonconference play.
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Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
This decision is a baffling swerve for a celebrity biopic, one that will probably keep it from becoming an out-and-out sensation.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Bo Nix’s resilience, and some baffling choices, on display in Cincinnati.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024
Watch on Amazon The Order Jude Law is terrific playing against type as Terry Husk, a veteran FBI agent tasked with investigating a baffling string of daylight robberies that have been escalating in terms of violence.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
This decision is a baffling swerve for a celebrity biopic, one that will probably keep it from becoming an out-and-out sensation.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Bo Nix’s resilience, and some baffling choices, on display in Cincinnati.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024
Watch on Amazon The Order Jude Law is terrific playing against type as Terry Husk, a veteran FBI agent tasked with investigating a baffling string of daylight robberies that have been escalating in terms of violence.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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