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adjective
- 1. unable to understand; perplexed: "the questioners were met with puzzled looks"
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adjective. uk / ˈpʌz. ə ld / us / ˈpʌz. ə ld / Add to word list. B2. confused because you do not understand something: He had a puzzled look on his face. I'm still puzzled as to why she said that. I'm really puzzled that I haven't heard from Liz for so long. Synonym. nonplussed. Fewer examples.
The meaning of PUZZLE is to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally; also : to exert (oneself, one's mind, etc.) over such a problem or situation. How to use puzzle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Puzzle.
If you're puzzled, you're confused or baffled — you just don't understand. Most preschoolers would be puzzled watching a Shakespeare play. If you're puzzled by your math homework, you might have to ask your teacher for help in school the next day.
n. 1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling. 2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma: the puzzle of the author's true identity. 3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment: I'm really in a puzzle over how this happened. v. puz·zled, puz·zling, puz·zles.
adjective. Someone who is puzzled is confused because they do not understand something. Critics remain puzzled by the British election results. [ + by] Norman looked puzzled. [Also + about/at] Synonyms: perplexed, beaten, confused, baffled More Synonyms of puzzled. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of puzzled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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:
A complete guide to the word "PUZZLED": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
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.
puzzled meaning, definition, what is puzzled: confused and unable to understand someth...: Learn more.
