Mystify
verb
To make something hard to understand or explain.
The whole concept of quantum physics is mystification to me.
Often appears as...
- mystify someone
- mystify by something
verb
To impress or amaze someone by making them feel puzzled or bewildered.
The magician performed tricks that was sure to mystify the audience.
Often appears as...
- mystify the audience
- mystify an observer
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To make something hard to understand or explain.
The whole concept of quantum physics is mystification to me.
Often appears as...
- mystify someone
- mystify by something
verb
To impress or amaze someone by making them feel puzzled or bewildered.
The magician performed tricks that was sure to mystify the audience.
Often appears as...
- mystify the audience
- mystify an observer
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Topics
Use 'mystify' for complex or intangible topics, not simple everyday things.
The philosopher's theories mystify most of his students.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotionally Neutral
'Mystify' describes confusion without indicating if it’s a positive or negative experience.
The strange symbol in the ancient text mystified the linguists.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
'Mystify' is often used in contexts where the confusion cannot be easily resolved.
The purpose behind the artist's work remains a mystifying enigma.
Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Topics
Use 'mystify' for complex or intangible topics, not simple everyday things.
The philosopher's theories mystify most of his students.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotionally Neutral
'Mystify' describes confusion without indicating if it’s a positive or negative experience.
The strange symbol in the ancient text mystified the linguists.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
'Mystify' is often used in contexts where the confusion cannot be easily resolved.
The purpose behind the artist's work remains a mystifying enigma.
Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Topics
Use 'mystify' for complex or intangible topics, not simple everyday things.
The philosopher's theories mystify most of his students.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotionally Neutral
'Mystify' describes confusion without indicating if it’s a positive or negative experience.
The strange symbol in the ancient text mystified the linguists.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
'Mystify' is often used in contexts where the confusion cannot be easily resolved.
The purpose behind the artist's work remains a mystifying enigma.
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Aparna Rao: High-tech...
a pack of cigarettes. And as I grew up, it became worse and worse, And I started to think of it as a form of control. But of course, I could never say anything, because the uncle is a respected figure in the Indian family. And the situation that irked me and mystified me the most
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Let’s put the romance...
life are those that are not optimized let us create things that are not only more useful also more beautiful let us design for friction not just convenience and efficiency let us use data not just to demystify but to mystify let us make the familiar strange again always and keep
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Harmless Lunatic and the...
while I was in grossed in searching was obviously mystified as to why I should be groveling beneath the bush out in the desert miles from anywhere I did my best to explain to him in French that I was looking for gigantic eggs not not not little bits I said pop tea no good
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How to put the power of...
sometimes we call them community paralegals, or barefoot lawyers, can be a bridge. These paralegals are from the communities they serve. They demystify law, break it down into simple terms, and then they help people look for a solution.
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A hilarious celebration...
And I always think, when women talk about their friendships, that men always look a little mystified. What are the differences, in your opinion, between men friendships and women friendships? There's a lot of difference,
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The myth of Pandora’s...
which echoed her name louder and louder. One day she could bear it no longer. Stealing away from Epimetheus, she stared at the mystifying box. She’d take one glance inside, then be able to rid her mind of it forever
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The lie that invented...
to support the status quo. "Could be worse. At least I'm white." Once I grasped the origins of racism, I stopped being mystified by the fact that it's still with us. I guess, you know, looking back,
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Ancient Predator Had a...
deep into the whirling rotations in the job teen monsters had two rotations adults had four circles of flesh ripping Chalmers more than 150 of the fossils have been found the odd shape mystified
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Dare to refuse the...
and develop a deeper sense of personhood, one responsible to humanity as a whole rather than to a particular tribe, a radically different idea of humanity that exposes how origin myths mystify,
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Falling in love is the...
at a small liberal arts college, and a student came up to me afterwards and he said, kind of shyly, "So, I tried your study, and it didn't work." He seemed a little mystified by this.
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Aparna Rao: High-tech...
a pack of cigarettes. And as I grew up, it became worse and worse, And I started to think of it as a form of control. But of course, I could never say anything, because the uncle is a respected figure in the Indian family. And the situation that irked me and mystified me the most
Video examples
Let’s put the romance...
life are those that are not optimized let us create things that are not only more useful also more beautiful let us design for friction not just convenience and efficiency let us use data not just to demystify but to mystify let us make the familiar strange again always and keep
Video examples
Harmless Lunatic and the...
while I was in grossed in searching was obviously mystified as to why I should be groveling beneath the bush out in the desert miles from anywhere I did my best to explain to him in French that I was looking for gigantic eggs not not not little bits I said pop tea no good
Video examples
How to put the power of...
sometimes we call them community paralegals, or barefoot lawyers, can be a bridge. These paralegals are from the communities they serve. They demystify law, break it down into simple terms, and then they help people look for a solution.
Video examples
A hilarious celebration...
And I always think, when women talk about their friendships, that men always look a little mystified. What are the differences, in your opinion, between men friendships and women friendships? There's a lot of difference,
Video examples
The myth of Pandora’s...
which echoed her name louder and louder. One day she could bear it no longer. Stealing away from Epimetheus, she stared at the mystifying box. She’d take one glance inside, then be able to rid her mind of it forever
Video examples
The lie that invented...
to support the status quo. "Could be worse. At least I'm white." Once I grasped the origins of racism, I stopped being mystified by the fact that it's still with us. I guess, you know, looking back,
Video examples
Ancient Predator Had a...
deep into the whirling rotations in the job teen monsters had two rotations adults had four circles of flesh ripping Chalmers more than 150 of the fossils have been found the odd shape mystified
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Dare to refuse the...
and develop a deeper sense of personhood, one responsible to humanity as a whole rather than to a particular tribe, a radically different idea of humanity that exposes how origin myths mystify,
Video examples
Falling in love is the...
at a small liberal arts college, and a student came up to me afterwards and he said, kind of shyly, "So, I tried your study, and it didn't work." He seemed a little mystified by this.
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Quote examples
Edwin Catmull
American Scientist
While problems in a film are fairly easy to identify, the sources of those problems are often extraordinarily difficult to assess. A mystifying plot twist or a less-than-credible change of heart in our main character is often caused by subtle underlying issues elsewhere in the story.
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Jeremy Piven
American Actor
I'm just mystified and fascinated by women, and I'm still single. Hence all of that, and the fact that I celebrate them so much, I understand that I'm unevolved at this exact moment to share my life with one. I wouldn't inflict that upon anyone yet. But, I'm getting closer.
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Christopher Lloyd
American Actor
I don't know exactly how I end up with some of these roles. It mystifies me sometimes, but I am a fan of sci-fi. I love being taken into a strange world, and when it's told with imagination and credibility, I love being taken on that trip. I always have.
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Edge
Canadian Actor
I fought the social media thing kicking and screaming. It can demystify. But it's a different world now, and that is part of what we, as humans, have developed: right, wrong, good, bad, I don't know.
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Ashley Zukerman
Australian Actor
In everything I do, having it be important or try to express something or it having the ability to demystify something or draw attention to the nuance of something is always interesting to me.
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John le Carre
English Writer
It is my writing dilemma. The world of spying is my genre. My struggle is to demystify, to de-romanticise the spook world, but at the same time harness it as a good story.
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Sally Rooney
Irish Author
I thought school was immensely boring, and as a teenager, I often found social life quite mystifying... I was not someone to whom it came easily to be charming.
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Grace Potter
American Musician
I was always sort of mystified and excited about the world of country music. Something about it struck me as enchanted.
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Carol Kane
American Actress
It's totally mystifying to me how anyone could have canceled 'Taxi.' I don't understand it because that stuff is rare.
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Saul Leiter
American Artist
I'm sometimes mystified by people who keep diaries. I never thought of my existence as being that important.
Quote examples
Edwin Catmull
American Scientist
While problems in a film are fairly easy to identify, the sources of those problems are often extraordinarily difficult to assess. A mystifying plot twist or a less-than-credible change of heart in our main character is often caused by subtle underlying issues elsewhere in the story.
Quote examples
Jeremy Piven
American Actor
I'm just mystified and fascinated by women, and I'm still single. Hence all of that, and the fact that I celebrate them so much, I understand that I'm unevolved at this exact moment to share my life with one. I wouldn't inflict that upon anyone yet. But, I'm getting closer.
Quote examples
Christopher Lloyd
American Actor
I don't know exactly how I end up with some of these roles. It mystifies me sometimes, but I am a fan of sci-fi. I love being taken into a strange world, and when it's told with imagination and credibility, I love being taken on that trip. I always have.
Quote examples
Edge
Canadian Actor
I fought the social media thing kicking and screaming. It can demystify. But it's a different world now, and that is part of what we, as humans, have developed: right, wrong, good, bad, I don't know.
Quote examples
Ashley Zukerman
Australian Actor
In everything I do, having it be important or try to express something or it having the ability to demystify something or draw attention to the nuance of something is always interesting to me.
Quote examples
John le Carre
English Writer
It is my writing dilemma. The world of spying is my genre. My struggle is to demystify, to de-romanticise the spook world, but at the same time harness it as a good story.
Quote examples
Sally Rooney
Irish Author
I thought school was immensely boring, and as a teenager, I often found social life quite mystifying... I was not someone to whom it came easily to be charming.
Quote examples
Grace Potter
American Musician
I was always sort of mystified and excited about the world of country music. Something about it struck me as enchanted.
Quote examples
Carol Kane
American Actress
It's totally mystifying to me how anyone could have canceled 'Taxi.' I don't understand it because that stuff is rare.
Quote examples
Saul Leiter
American Artist
I'm sometimes mystified by people who keep diaries. I never thought of my existence as being that important.
Example 1 of 10
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