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baffled

/ˈbæfl̩d/ adjective C1
  1. Thoroughly confused, puzzled · She looked completely baffled by the puzzle.· The scientists were baffled by the unexpected results.
  2. Having baffles
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The mere sight of his excellent appetite was an assurance of success; for I had very clear recollections of days and nights without a thought of food, when his baffled mind had chafed before some problem while his thin, eager features became more attenuated with the asceticism of complete mental concentration.
The Valley of Fear, p. 66 · C1
His face turned upon us with a glare of baffled rage, which gradually softened into a rather shamefaced grin as he realized that two pistols were pointed at his head.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 91 · B2
He tried to steal in, but was baffled by your wakefulness.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 99 · B2
You do not imagine that if I were the pursuer I should allow myself to be baffled by so slight an obstacle.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 116 · B2

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