baffling
adjective
baf·fling
ˈba-f(ə-)liŋ 
: extremely confusing or difficult to understand
a baffling decision
found the directions utterly baffling
bafflingly
adverb
a bafflingly complex explanation
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Oh, and Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr., is playing Doctor Doom in a baffling mystery decision.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Pros & Cons Thanks to a reversal of a baffling rebranding campaign, the Warner Bros. Discovery video streaming service is now once again called HBO Max.
—PC Magazine, 14 July 2025
The only real missteps of the night were his baffling decision to play the theme songs to both the 2017 Captain Underpants movie and the 2016 Disney show Milo Murphy’s Law.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
The film, while based on Fuller’s life, is also rooted in Davidtz’s experience moving to South Africa at the same age, and confronting a baffling, racist culture.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 7 July 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Pros & Cons Thanks to a reversal of a baffling rebranding campaign, the Warner Bros. Discovery video streaming service is now once again called HBO Max.
—PC Magazine, 14 July 2025
The only real missteps of the night were his baffling decision to play the theme songs to both the 2017 Captain Underpants movie and the 2016 Disney show Milo Murphy’s Law.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
The film, while based on Fuller’s life, is also rooted in Davidtz’s experience moving to South Africa at the same age, and confronting a baffling, racist culture.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 7 July 2025
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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