puzzlement
/ˈpʌz(ə)lm(ə)nt
/noun [mass noun]
A feeling of confusion through lack of understanding: news reports expressed puzzlement over the crime I scratched my head in puzzlement [count noun]: the mysteries and puzzlements of child-rearing...
- Harriet had observed this growing estrangement with genuine puzzlement.
- He looked at her with slight puzzlement, even resentment.
- My surprise and puzzlement grew after I read the following passage.
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