baffler

/ˈbæflər/
noun
  1. Something that is very confusing or difficult to understand or solve.
    • The final puzzle in the escape room was a real baffler that took us twenty minutes to solve.
    • The math problem was such a baffler that even the teacher had to check the answer key.
    • For scientists, the sudden migration pattern of these birds remains a baffler.
  2. A person who causes confusion or perplexity in others.
    • My little brother is a baffler; he asks questions that no one can answer.
    • She's a baffler in meetings, always bringing up points that no one else has considered.
    • The magician was a master baffler, leaving the audience completely puzzled after every trick.
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