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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024puz•zled /ˈpʌzəld/USA pronunciation adj. - confused;
baffled;
mystified;
bewildered:a puzzled look on his face.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024puz•zle /ˈpʌzəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -zled, -zling. n. [countable] - a toy, problem, or other game designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by clever thinking or patient effort:a jigsaw puzzle.
- [usually singular] a question, matter, or person that is difficult to understand, figure out, or explain.
v. - to confuse;
baffle;
mystify:[~ + object]My symptoms puzzled the doctor. - [no object] to think over some confusing or perplexing problem or matter.
- puzzle out, [~ + out + object] to solve by careful study or effort:trying to puzzle out a solution.
puz•zle•ment, n. [uncountable]a look of sheer puzzlement on his face. puz•zler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024puz•zle (puz′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -zled, -zling. n. - a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- something puzzling;
a puzzling question, matter, or person. - a puzzled or perplexed condition;
bewilderment. - a crossword puzzle:Did you do the puzzle in the newspaper today?
- a jigsaw puzzle.
v.t. - to put (someone) at a loss;
mystify;
confuse;
baffle:Her attitude puzzles me. - to frustrate or confound, as the understanding;
perplex:The problem puzzled him for weeks. - to exercise (oneself, one's brain, etc.) over some problem or matter.
- [Archaic.]to make intricate or complicated.
v.i. - to be perplexed or confused.
- to ponder or study over some perplexing problem or matter.
- puzzle out, to solve by careful study or effort:I was unable to puzzle out the message.
- origin, originally uncertain 1585–95
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Puzzle, riddle, enigma refer to something baffling or confusing that is to be solved. A puzzle is a question or problem, intricate enough to be perplexing to the mind; it is sometimes a contrivance made purposely perplexing to test one's ingenuity:a crossword puzzle; The reason for their behavior remains a puzzle.A riddle is an intentionally obscure statement or question, the meaning of or answer to which is to be arrived at only by guessing:the famous riddle of the Sphinx.Enigma, originally meaning riddle, now refers to some baffling problem with connotations of mysteriousness:He will always be an enigma to me.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confound.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: puzzle /ˈpʌzəl/ vb - to perplex or be perplexed
- (intransitive) followed by over: to attempt the solution (of); ponder (about): he puzzled over her absence
- (transitive) usually followed by out: to solve by mental effort: he puzzled out the meaning of the inscription
n - a person or thing that puzzles
- a problem that cannot be easily or readily solved
- the state or condition of being puzzled
- a toy, game, or question presenting a problem that requires skill or ingenuity for its solution
Etymology: 16th Century: of unknown originˈpuzzling adj |