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mystify
Found in thesaurus: discombobulate, throw, fox, confuse, fuddle, befuddle, bedevil, confound, bedim, overcloud, obscure
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mystify
v.
cause to be mysterious, make obscure; perplex, puzzle, cause a person to be unable to understand
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Deception
Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification and subterfuge is the act of propagating beliefs in things that are not true, or not the whole truth (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, and sleight of hand, as well as distraction, camouflage, or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith.
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mystify
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
(hypernym) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
(hyponym) stump, mix up
(derivation) mystification
2. make mysterious; "mystify the story"
(antonym) demystify
(hypernym) obscure, bedim, overcloud
(derivation) bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement
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mystify
v.
zmást
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mystify
Czas.
zmieszać; zbić z tropu
