puzzlement

puzzlement
/puz"euhl meuhnt/, n.
1. the state of being puzzled; perplexity.
2. something puzzling.
[1815-25; PUZZLE + -MENT]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Puzzlement — Puz zle*ment, n. The state of being puzzled; perplexity. Miss Mitford. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • puzzlement — index ambiguity, cloud (suspicion), confusion (ambiguity), dilemma, quandary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • puzzlement — 1822, from PUZZLE (Cf. puzzle) + MENT (Cf. ment) …   Etymology dictionary

  • puzzlement — [[t]pʌ̱z(ə)lmənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT Puzzlement is the confusion that you feel when you do not understand something. He frowned in puzzlement. Syn: bafflement …   English dictionary

  • puzzlement — puz|zle|ment [ pʌzlmənt ] noun uncount a feeling of being confused because you cannot understand something: She was frowning in puzzlement …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • puzzlement — UK [ˈpʌz(ə)lmənt] / US noun [uncountable] a feeling of being confused because you cannot understand something She was frowning in puzzlement …   English dictionary

  • puzzlement — puzzle ► VERB 1) confuse because difficult to understand. 2) think hard about something difficult to understand. ► NOUN 1) a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge. 2) a person or thing that is difficult to understand.… …   English terms dictionary

  • puzzlement — noun Date: 1822 1. the state of being puzzled ; perplexity 2. puzzle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • puzzlement — noun a) The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment b) A puzzle …   Wiktionary

  • puzzlement — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A stunned or bewildered condition: befuddle ment, bewilderedness, bewilderment, daze, dis combobulation, fog, muddle, mystification, perplexity, stupefaction, stupor, trance. See AWARENESS …   English dictionary for students

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”