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Baffled vs Surprised - What's the difference?

baffled | surprised |

As adjectives the difference between baffled and surprised

is that baffled is thoroughly confused, puzzled while surprised is caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

As a verb surprised is

past tense of surprise.

baffled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • thoroughly confused, puzzled
  • having baffles

    • See also

    * baffle

    surprised

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

    • Synonyms

    * astonished *

    Verb

    (head)
  • (surprise)

    • See also

    * shocked