Meaning & use
mystified
Completely puzzled or bewildered, unable to explain or understand something.
See it in a sentence
The mechanics were mystified by the strange noise coming from the engine.
I was mystified when my key card suddenly stopped working for no apparent reason.
A note on using this word
Mystified is usually followed by 'by' rather than 'with,' as in 'mystified by the results.'
Words with a similar meaning
baffledperplexed
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Words with an opposite meaning
enlightened
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