mystify
English Thesaurus
1. make mysterious (verb.change)
2. be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)
| hyponym | : | mix up, stump, |
| definition | : | cause to be perplexed or confounded (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | riddle, |
| definition | : | set a difficult problem or riddle (verb.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | elude, escape, |
| definition | : | be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by (verb.stative) |
3. make mysterious (verb.change)
| antonym | : | demystify, |
| definition | : | make less mysterious or remove the mystery from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | mystification, obfuscation, |
| definition | : | the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mystification, |
| definition | : | something designed to mystify or bewilder (noun.artifact) |
4. be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)
| also | : | puzzle over, |
| definition | : | try to solve (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | mystification, obfuscation, |
| definition | : | the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mystification, |
| definition | : | something designed to mystify or bewilder (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | mystifier, puzzle, puzzler, teaser, |
| definition | : | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | poser, sticker, stumper, toughie, |
| definition | : | a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | stupefaction, |
| definition | : | a feeling of stupefied astonishment (noun.feeling) |
5. make mysterious (verb.change)
| antonym | : | demystify, |
| definition | : | make less mysterious or remove the mystery from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | mystification, obfuscation, |
| definition | : | the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mystification, |
| definition | : | something designed to mystify or bewilder (noun.artifact) |
6. be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)
| also | : | puzzle over, |
| definition | : | try to solve (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | mystification, obfuscation, |
| definition | : | the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | mystification, |
| definition | : | something designed to mystify or bewilder (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | mystifier, puzzle, puzzler, teaser, |
| definition | : | a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | poser, sticker, stumper, toughie, |
| definition | : | a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | stupefaction, |
| definition | : | a feeling of stupefied astonishment (noun.feeling) |
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