Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mystified

/mˈɪstəfˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: mys-ti-fied
IPA: /mˈɪstəfˌaɪd/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of mystify

adj

puzzled or confused

Example Sentences

"'Do I happen to have it for disposal?' repeated Mr Carlyle in a slightly mystified tone. 'I thought you would have read that the coin has been stolen. […]'"

Derived Forms

mystifiedly unmystified

Synonyms

metagrobolized metagrobolised metagrabolized metagrabolised

Questions

How do you pronounce mystified?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪstəfˌaɪd/.
What does mystified mean?: simple past and past participle of mystify

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