conundrum

co·nun·drum

C0611700 (kə-nŭn′drəm)n.1. A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun.2. A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma: "the conundrum ... of achieving full employment without inflation" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).

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conundrum

(kəˈnʌndrəm) n1. a riddle, esp one whose answer makes a play on words2. a puzzling question or problem[C16: of unknown origin]

co•nun•drum

(kəˈnʌn drəm)

n. 1. a riddle whose answer involves a pun. 2. anything that puzzles. [1590–1600; pseudo-Latin word of obscure orig.]

conundrum

a riddle the answer to which requires a pun or other word play.See also: Games

Thesaurus

Noun

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conundrum - a difficult problem brain-teaser, riddle, enigmaproblem - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"

conundrum

noun puzzle, problem, riddle, enigma, teaser, poser, brain-teaser (informal) It was a conundrum with no solution.

conundrum

nounAnything that arouses curiosity or perplexes because it is unexplained, inexplicable, or secret:enigma, mystery, perplexity, puzzle, puzzler, riddle.

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