Added 9 October 2026 baffling adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words In Latin: perplexus Wiktionary adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about baffling at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe. a baffling problem Related Words: problematicdifficultproblematicalhardknottyperplexingbewilderingconfoundingconfusingpuzzlingdisconcertingdisquieting Back to today's word