mystify
mystify is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent. He took undue advantage of his credulity and mystified him exceedingly. Ld. Campbell.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- agent
- bewilder
- blind
- college
- conceal
- deceive
- error
- false
- government
- indoctrination
- leading
- lie
- miscorrect
- misdescribe
- misdirect
- misdirection
- misguidance
- misguide
- misinform
- misinstruct
- misinstruction
- misintelligence
- mislead
- misleading
- mispersuasion
- misrepresent
- misteach
- off
- person
- perversion
- pervert
- propaganda
- propagandist
- put
- render
- scent
- sophistry
- teaching
- the
- throw
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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