different between baffling vs undercover

baffling

English

Verb

baffling

  1. present participle of baffle

Adjective

baffling (comparative more baffling, superlative most baffling)

  1. Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
  2. frustrating

Derived terms

  • baffling wind

Translations

Noun

baffling (plural bafflings)

  1. An act of foiling or thwarting.
    • 1831, The Quarterly Review (London)
      [] the contrast of the one determined and still triumphant will of the man, with the transient and vain bafflings of winds or waves, of gods, or monsters []

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undercover

English

Etymology

under +? cover

Adjective

undercover (comparative more undercover, superlative most undercover)

  1. Performed or happening in secret.
  2. Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.

Synonyms

  • clandestine
  • See also Thesaurus:covert

Related terms

  • cloak-and-dagger

Translations

Noun

undercover (plural undercovers)

  1. A person who works undercover.

Translations

Verb

undercover (third-person singular simple present undercovers, present participle undercovering, simple past and past participle undercovered)

  1. To provide too little coverage.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English undercover.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??n.d?r?k?.v?r/
  • Hyphenation: un?der?co?ver

Adjective

undercover (not comparable)

  1. undercover

Inflection

Adverb

undercover

  1. undercover (in a covert fashion, not using one's real identity)

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