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puzzlement

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puz·zle·ment  (pzl-mnt)
n.
The state of being confused or baffled; perplexity.

puzzlement [ˈpʌzəlmənt]
n
the state or condition of being puzzled; perplexity
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.puzzlement - confusion resulting from failure to understand
confusedness, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness, confusion - a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions"

puzzlement
Translations
puzzlement [ˈpʌzlmənt] Nperplejidad f
puzzlement
nVerblüffung f, → Verwirrung f; the look of puzzlement on her facedie Verwirrung in ihrem Gesicht
puzzlement [ˈpʌzlmənt] nperplessità
puzzlement [ˈpʌzlmənt] nperplessità


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His lips stammered and halted in the making of noiseless whispers, as, with corrugated brows of puzzlement, he addressed the steward:
Carthoris showed by the expression of his face his puzzlement at each new reference to the mysterious bowmen--the vanishing soldiery of Lothar.
There was an expression of puzzlement upon his fine features.
 
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