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puzzle verb [ ˈpʌz(ə)l ]

• cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something.
• "she was puzzled by the doctor's manner"
Similar: perplex, confuse, bewilder, bemuse, baffle, mystify, confound, nonplus, throw, set someone thinking, flummox, discombobulate, faze, stump, beat, fog, wilder, gravel, maze, pose, obfuscate, perplexed, confused, bewildered, bemused, baffled, mystified, confounded, nonplussed, at a loss, at sea, flummoxed, discombobulated, stumped, fazed, clueless, without a clue, bushed, wildered, gravelled, mazed, difficult/hard to understand, baffling, perplexing, mystifying, bewildering, confusing, complicated, unclear, beyond one, above one's head, mysterious, enigmatic, ambiguous, paradoxical, obscure, abstruse, unfathomable, inexplicable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, cryptic, oracular, wildering,
Opposite: clear, straightforward, comprehensible,

puzzle noun

• a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.
• "those who solve this puzzle in the shortest time are eligible for awards"
• a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain; an enigma.
• "the meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle"
Similar: enigma, mystery, paradox, conundrum, poser, riddle, question, question mark, problem, stumper,
Origin: late 16th century (as a verb): of unknown origin.


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