puzzlement


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puz·zle·ment

 (pŭz′əl-mənt)
n.
The state of being confused or baffled; perplexity.
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puzzlement

(ˈpʌzəlmənt)
n
the state or condition of being puzzled; perplexity
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.puzzlement - confusion resulting from failure to understandpuzzlement - confusion resulting from failure to understand
bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation
confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"
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puzzlement

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puzzlement

noun
A stunned or bewildered condition:
befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, daze, discombobulation, fog, muddle, mystification, perplexity, stupefaction, stupor, trance.
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Translations

puzzlement

[ˈpʌzlmənt] N → perplejidad f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

puzzlement

n → Verblüffung f, → Verwirrung f; the look of puzzlement on her face → die Verwirrung in ihrem Gesicht
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puzzlement

[ˈpʌzlmənt] n → perplessità
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His lips stammered and halted in the making of noiseless whispers, as, with corrugated brows of puzzlement, he addressed the steward:
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There was an expression of puzzlement upon his fine features.
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