I was baffled
I was confused
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Mystery rock carving in China BAFFLES Scottish distillery.
A Perthshire distillery said it was "BAFFLED" after construction workers in China uncovered a large rock with its name engraved on it.
Glenturret has appealed for information after the carving was unearthed during an excavation for a new holiday resort.
Developers said some of the property belonged to a Scottish missionary doctor who worked in the area in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
BBC News
A Perthshire distillery said it was "BAFFLED" after construction workers in China uncovered a large rock with its name engraved on it.
Glenturret has appealed for information after the carving was unearthed during an excavation for a new holiday resort.
Developers said some of the property belonged to a Scottish missionary doctor who worked in the area in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
BBC News
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baffle
verb
1. To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action: a patient whose condition baffled the physicians.
2. To impede the force or movement of (a fluid).
noun
1. A usually static device that regulates the flow of a fluid or light.
2. A partition that prevents interference between sound waves in a loudspeaker.
WordNet, Princeton University
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ORIGIN
Perhaps a blend of Scottish Gaelic bauchle, to denounce, revile publicly, and the French bafouer, to ridicule.
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SYNONYMS
befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, at sea
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"Throughout the interview I was baffled by his questions."
verb
1. To confuse or perplex, especially so as to frustrate or prevent from taking action: a patient whose condition baffled the physicians.
2. To impede the force or movement of (a fluid).
noun
1. A usually static device that regulates the flow of a fluid or light.
2. A partition that prevents interference between sound waves in a loudspeaker.
WordNet, Princeton University
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ORIGIN
Perhaps a blend of Scottish Gaelic bauchle, to denounce, revile publicly, and the French bafouer, to ridicule.
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SYNONYMS
befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, at sea
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Throughout the interview I was baffled by his questions."
