mystify

The author's imagery mystifies me.

he took a childlike delight in mystifying his officials.

lawyers who mystify the legal system so that laymen find it unintelligible.

addle, badger, bait, bemused, beset, circumvent, confound, derange, discombobulated, discomfit, disconcert, disquiet, distraught, faze, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, perturb.

The magician's tricks never fail to mystify the audience.

The complex symbols on the ancient artifact mystify archaeologists.

Her enigmatic smile mystified everyone around her.

The disappearance of the plane continues to mystify investigators.

The sudden change in his behavior mystified his friends.

The ancient ruins mystify visitors with their mysterious history.

The cryptic message in the letter mystified the recipient.

The strange lights in the sky mystify astronomers.

The unsolved case continues to mystify detectives.

The hidden meaning behind the painting mystifies art historians.