Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedaffled

/bɪˈdæfl̩d/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bedaf-fled
IPA: /bɪˈdæfl̩d/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Both dazzled and baffled.

Example Sentences

"She squinched her face, bedaffled."
"O, I know very well what you are thinking: "The poor maid must be bedaffled in the brain to entrust all her fortune to a man like that!""

Etymology

Blend of bedazzled + baffled.

Inflected Forms

more bedaffled (comparative) most bedaffled (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce bedaffled?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈdæfl̩d/.
What does bedaffled mean?: Both dazzled and baffled.
Where does bedaffled come from?: Blend of bedazzled + baffled.

How to pronounce bedaffled

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