puz·zle

(pŭz′əl)

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

v.tr.

1. To baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter. See Synonyms at perplex.

2. To clarify or solve (something confusing) by reasoning or study: He puzzled out the significance of the statement.

v.intr.

1. To be perplexed.

2. To ponder over a problem in an effort to solve or understand it.

[Origin unknown.]

puz′zler n.

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puzzled

(ˈpʌzəld)

adj

(of a person) confused or bewildered

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

puzzled - filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"

at a loss, nonplused, nonplussed

perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"

puzzled

adjective perplexed, beaten, confused, baffled, lost, stuck, stumped, doubtful, at sea, bewildered, mixed up, at a loss, mystified, clueless, nonplussed, flummoxed, in a fog, without a clue Scientists remain puzzled by this phenomenon.

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Translations

مُرْتَبِك

zmatený

forvirret

ymmällään oleva

zbunjen

tanácstalanzavart

perplesso

困った

당황한

in de war

forbløffet

wprawiony w zakłopotanie

intrigado

озадаченный

zbegan

förbryllad

ที่ยุ่งยาก

kafası karışmış

băn khoăn

迷惑不解的

puzzled

[ˈpʌzld] ADJ → perplejo
you look puzzled! → ¡te has quedado perplejo!
he gave her a puzzled look → la miró perplejo
to be puzzled about sth → no entender algo
I am puzzled to know why → no llego a comprender por qué, no acabo de entender por qué

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puzzled

[ˈpʌz^əld] adj (= mystified) [person, expression] → perplexe
You look puzzled! → Tu as l'air perplexe!
to be puzzled by sth, to be puzzled about sth → être dérouté(e) par qch
I was puzzled about one thing → Une chose me déroutait., Une chose me rendait perplexe.
to be puzzled as to why ... → être perplexe quant aux raisons pour lesquelles ...

puzzled

adj look, frown → verdutzt, verblüfft; person → verwirrt, verblüfft; to be puzzled why … → verwundert or verdutzt sein, dass …; she was puzzled why he didn’t phone → sie wunderte sich, dass er nicht anrief

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puzzled

[ˈpʌzld] adj → perplesso/a
to be puzzled about sth → domandarsi il perché di qc

puzzled

→ مُرْتَبِك zmatený forvirret verdutzt προβληματισμένος perplejo ymmällään oleva perplexe zbunjen perplesso 困った 당황한 in de war forbløffet wprawiony w zakłopotanie intrigado озадаченный förbryllad ที่ยุ่งยาก kafası karışmış băn khoăn 迷惑不解的