Definition
A person or thing that confuses or puzzles someone, or a device designed to redirect sound or flow.
Etymology
From 'baffle' (to confuse) plus the agent suffix '-er'. The word 'baffle' likely comes from Scottish or French origins, possibly related to 'bauch' meaning to mock or deride, evolving to mean confound or perplex.
Kelly Says
Baffler appears frequently in acoustical engineering—sound baffles in recording studios work by redirecting sound waves in ways our ears find deeply confusing, which is exactly what makes them so effective at noise control.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንገድ አውጥ
men-ged aw-t
BNবাংলা
বিরূপক
bi-roo-pok
CACatalà
confusió
kon-fyu-sio
DADansk
forvirrer
for-vir-rer
DEDeutsch
Verwirrer
ver-wir-er
ELΕλληνικά
παραπλανητής
para-pla-nee-tes
ESEspañol
desorientador
des-ore-en-ta-dor
FAفارسی
گمراهکننده
gom-ra-he-kaan-e
FISuomi
sekaisin
se-kai-sin
FRFrançais
déroutant
de-ru-tan
HUMagyar
zavartó
za-vart-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengganggu
peng-gan-gu
ITItaliano
confusore
kon-foo-so-reh
KMKM
បាត់បង្ខ
ba-t ba-ng-kh
KO한국어
어리둥절하게 하는 것
eo-ri-dung-jeol-hage ha-neun geot
MRMR
उलझनकारक
ool-jhan-ka-rak
MSBahasa Melayu
pengacau
peng-a-cau
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွမ်းကျင်
kyun-kyin
NLNederlands
verwarrender
ver-war-ren-der
NONorsk
forvirrer
for-vir-rer
PLPolski
osłupiający
os-loo-pee-a-y-chi
PTPortuguês
desorientador
de-so-ri-en-ta-dor
RORomână
împiedicător
im-pee-di-ka-tor
RUРусский
сбиватель
s-bi-va-tel
SVSvenska
förvirrare
for-vir-ra-re
SWKiswahili
mchanganyiko
m-chan-ga-nya-ni-ko
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பி
ku-zha-ppi
THไทย
ผู้ทำให้สับสน
phoo-thae-ma-saps-n
TLTL
nakakabinging
na-ka-ka-bi-ning-ing
TRTürkçe
karıştırıcı
kar-ish-tir-i-ci
UKУкраїнська
збудник
z-bu-dnik
VITiếng Việt
người gây rối
nguo-i gay roi
ZUZU
umqondisi
um-qon-di-si