Definition of mystifying Mystifying

/mɪˈstʌfajˌɪŋ/ - [mistufaying] - mys•ti•fy•ing

We found 5 definitions of mystifying from 4 different sources.

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What does mystifying mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

mystifying - of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"
  cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious
  inexplicable, incomprehensible incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • mystifying (Verb)
    Present participle of mystify.
  • mystifying (Adjective)
    unusual.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • mystifying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Mystify

Part of speech

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  • mystifying, verb, gerund of mystify (infinitive).

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