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mystified

mystified is the simple past and past participle of mystify.

Meaning of mystify

Verb

mystify (third-person singular simple present mystifies, present participle mystifying, simple past and past participle mystified)

  1. (transitive) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.
    • Solar eclipses continued to mystify ancient humans for thousands of years.

Adjective

mystified

  1. puzzled or confused
    • 'Do I happen to have it for disposal?' repeated Mr Carlyle in a slightly mystified tone. 'I thought you would have read that the coin has been stolen. […]'1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Words formed from mystified

Questions about mystified

What does mystified mean?
Mystified means puzzled or confused.
What is mystified the simple past and past participle of?
Mystified is the simple past and past participle of mystify.
What part of speech is mystified?
Mystified is an adjective.

Words near mystified in the dictionary

  1. mystification
  2. mystifications
  3. mystificator
  4. mystificators
  5. mystificatory
  6. mystified
  7. mystifiedly
  8. mystifier
  9. mystifiers
  10. mystifies
  11. mystify

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