baffle

Meanings

• a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
• be a mystery or bewildering to
• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
• check the emission of (sound)

Synonyms

amaze, baffle board, beat, bewilder, bilk, cross, dumbfound, flummox, foil, frustrate, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, queer, regulate, scotch, spoil, stick, stupefy, thwart, vex