When to Use Mystified?

When a situation leaves you baffled or puzzled, you're mystified. The verb mystify is at the root of the adjective mystified, from the French word mystifier, which is thought to come from either mystique, "a mystic," or mystère, "a mystery."

How do I use mystified in a sentence?

Mystified in a Sentence ?
  1. I was utterly mystified when I opened my front door to find a refrigerator on my front lawn.
  2. I was captivated and mystified by the double homicide, because we live in a very safe neighborhood.
  3. The citizens were mystified when every voting poll turned out to be off by a wide margin.

How do you use the word mystify?

(1) He was trying to mystify his opponent. (2) I was mystified by her decision. (3) Her disappearance has mystified her friends and neighbors.

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