Word Meanings - MYSTIFY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture. 2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent. He took undue advantage of

Additional info about word: MYSTIFY

1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture. 2. 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.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of MYSTIFY)

• Befool
• Deceive
• cheat
• mystify
• bamboozle
• ensnare
• hoodwink
• mislead
• Bewilder
• Daze
• dazzle
• confound
• puzzle
• embarrass
• astonish
• perplex
• confuse
• Confound
• Confuse
• disorder
• trouble
• disarrange
• intermix
• abash
• astound
• obscure
• stupefy
• disconcert
• mix
• blend
• intermingle
• discompose
• Juggle
• Conjure
• shuffle
• trick
• beguile
• circumvent
• swindle
• overreach
• Perplex
• Embarrass
• entangle
• involve
• encumber
• complicate
• bewilder
• harass

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of MYSTIFY)

• Enlighten
• guide
• remunerate
• compensate
• undeceive
• disabuse
• Reveal
• make known
• discover
• instruct
• illumine
• Compose
• calm
• allay
• appease
• please
• soothe
• delight
• gratify
• recreate
• entertain
• relieve
• refresh

Related words: (words related to MYSTIFY)

• PUZZLEMENT
  The state of being puzzled; perplexity. Miss Mitford.
• CONJUREMENT
  Serious injunction; solemn demand or entreaty. Milton.
• DELIGHTING
  Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor.
• CONFOUNDED
  1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott.
• PUZZLE
  1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making. 2. The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
• ASTONISH
  étonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. The very cramp-fish . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. Holland. 2. To strike with sudden
• TROUBLER
  One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace. The rich troublers of the world's repose. Waller.
• OBSCURENESS
  Obscurity. Bp. Hall.
• CIRCUMVENTOR
  One who circumvents; one who gains his purpose by cunning.
• OBSCURER
  One who, or that which, obscures.
• INVOLVEDNESS
  The state of being involved.
• DELIGHTLESS
  Void of delight. Thomson.
• PUZZLEDOM
  The domain of puzzles; puzzles, collectively. C. Kingsley.
• INSTRUCTRESS
  A woman who instructs; a preceptress; a governess. Johnson.
• ILLUMINER
  One who, or that which, illuminates.
• ASTONISHING
  Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. Syn. -- Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. As*ton"ish*ing*ly, adv. -- As*ton"ish*ing*ness, n.
• DAZZLEMENT
  Dazzling flash, glare, or burst of light. Donne.
• CONJURE
  Drew after him the third part of Heaven's sons Conjured against the Highest. Milton.
• JUGGLERESS
  1. A female juggler. T. Warton.
• TRICKISH
  Given to tricks; artful in making bargains; given to deception and cheating; knavish. -- Trick"ish*ly, adv. -- Trick"ish*ness, n.
• UNPERPLEX
  To free from perplexity. Donne.
• BEDAZZLE
  To dazzle or make dim by a strong light. "Bedazzled with the sun." Shak.
• PREINSTRUCT
  To instruct previously or beforehand. Dr. H. More.
• OVERTROUBLED
  Excessively troubled.
• CALABASH
  Calebasse), lit., a dry gourd, fr. Ar. qar', fem., a kind of gourd + 1. The common gourd . 2. The fruit of the calabash tree. 3. A water dipper, bottle, backet, or other utensil, made from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd. Calabash tree.
• HARASS
  To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes followed by out. harassed with a long and wearisome march. Bacon. Nature