head-scratching

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noun

head-scratch·ing ˈhed-ˌskra-chiŋ How to pronounce head-scratching (audio)

informal

: the act or activity of scratching one's head while pondering or puzzling over something difficult to understand

—used figuratively

Every year, around the middle of October, the finalists for the National Book Awards are announced to general bafflement. Specifically, it's the fiction shortlist that provokes head-scratching.

Laura MillerThis is, ahem, a very complex scientific process involving a great deal of head-scratching and thoughtful staring.

Tom Jordan

also : confusion

head-scratching

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adjective

informal

: difficult to understand : causing puzzlement or confusion

… the system can lead to head-scratching results …

Mark Bechtel

… we'll be revisiting some of the best, worst, and most head-scratching moments from our archives.

Doug Brod

head–scratchingly adverb

head-scratchingly poor decisions

head-scratchings

noun

plural of head-scratching

as in confusions

a state of mental uncertainty poorly worded instructions that must have resulted in a lot of head-scratching

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fogs
bafflements
discombobulations
tangles
bemusements
bamboozlements
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perplexities
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mystifications
dismays
distresses
mazes
discomforts
perturbations
muddles
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disquiets
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upsets
chagrins
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convictions
assurances
confidences
certitudes
certainties

单词	head-scratchings
释义	head-scratching 1 of 2 noun head-scratch·ing ˈhed-ˌskra-chiŋ informal : the act or activity of scratching one's head while pondering or puzzling over something difficult to understand —used figuratively Every year, around the middle of October, the finalists for the National Book Awards are announced to general bafflement. Specifically, it's the fiction shortlist that provokes head-scratching. Laura MillerThis is, ahem, a very complex scientific process involving a great deal of head-scratching and thoughtful staring. Tom Jordan also : confusion head-scratching 2 of 2 adjective informal : difficult to understand : causing puzzlement or confusion … the system can lead to head-scratching results … Mark Bechtel … we'll be revisiting some of the best, worst, and most head-scratching moments from our archives. Doug Brod head–scratchingly adverb head-scratchingly poor decisions Synonyms Noun bafflement bamboozlement befuddlement bemusement bewilderedness bewilderment confusedness confusion discombobulation distraction fog maze [chiefly dialect] muddle mystification perplexity puzzlement tangle whirl See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History First Known Use Noun 1832, in the meaning defined above Adjective 1827, in the meaning defined above head-scratchings noun plural of head-scratching as in confusions a state of mental uncertainty poorly worded instructions that must have resulted in a lot of head-scratching Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance confusions fogs bafflements discombobulations tangles bemusements bamboozlements befuddlements bewilderments perplexities discomfitures puzzlements distractions mystifications dismays distresses mazes discomforts perturbations muddles embarrassments abashments disquiets agitations disconcertments upsets chagrins mortifications disturbances whirls turmoils commotions flurries flusters dithers bothers stews fusses Antonyms & Near Antonyms convictions assurances confidences certitudes certainties
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head-scratching

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