To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent
be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
{f} cause to be mysterious, make obscure; perplex, puzzle, cause a person to be unable to understand
If you are mystified by something, you find it impossible to explain or understand. The audience must have been totally mystified by the plot There was something strange in her attitude which mystified me. = baffle + mystifying mys·ti·fy·ing I find your attitude a little mystifying, Moira. = puzzling. if something mystifies you, it is so strange or confusing that you cannot understand or explain it = baffle (mystifier, from mystère; MYSTERY PLAY)
To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture