baf•fleˈbæf əl(v.; n.)-fled, -fling

1. (v.t.)to confuse, bewilder, or perplex.

2. to frustrate or confound; thwart by creating confusion or bewilderment.

3. to check or deflect the movement of (sound, light, gases, etc.).

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4. Obs. to cheat; trick.

5. (n.)something that balks, checks, or deflects.

6. an artificial obstruction for checking or deflecting the flow of sounds, light, gases, etc.

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7. any boxlike enclosure or flat panel for mounting a loudspeaker.

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Origin of baffle:

1540–50; of uncert. orig.

baf′fler(n.)