puzzlementn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌzlm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈpəz(ə)lm(ə)nt/

Forms: see puzzle v. and -ment suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puzzle v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < puzzle v. + -ment suffix.

1. As a count noun: an instance of being puzzled, perplexed, bewildered, or confused; a puzzled state. Also: something that puzzles; a puzzle.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [noun]

riddleOE

purposec1350

problema1382

propositiona1382

conclusion1393

divinailc1430

opposal?a1439

riddling?c1475

wordc1480

why1532

dark, hard sentence1535

enigma1539

remblere1599

puzzlement1646

gripha1652

puzzler1651

riddlemy riddlemy1652

puzzle1655

crux1718

teaser1759

puzzleation1767

conundrum1790

poser1793

riddle-me-ree1805

stumper1807

tickler1825

sticker1849

brain-teaser1850

grueller1856

question mark1870

brain-twister1878

skull-buster1926

mind-bender1968

1646 Answer to Scandalous Paper Dispute Anabaptists (title page) A briefe discovery of the grosse mistakes and confused puslements of Anabaptisticall spirits in the point of rebaptising.

1755 J. Gast Haberdasher’s Ser. 21 The other Folks are yet in such a kind of puzzlement, that, in short, they don't know what to say or think of him.

1828 T. Moore in Times 6 May 3/3 There never was job half so tough As the mending a great Major-General's grammar. But, lo, a fresh puzzlement starts up.

1881 Spectator 29 Oct. 1368 A puzzlement for some of the wisest antiquarian heads of Europe.

1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling 84 Hit's been a puzzlement to me all these years since it happened.

1996 J. Doran Red Doran 14 Her wee house was the same size..and it's a puzzlement how such a large family was reared in it.

2006 San Francisco (Calif.) Chron. (Nexis) 21 July (Motor section) F1 It's a puzzlement. Which one to choose?

2. As a mass noun: the fact or condition of being puzzled; perplexity, bewilderment, confusion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun]

mingingOE

riddleOE

cumbermentc1300

willa1325

encumbrancec1330

were1338

perplexitya1393

discomfiturea1425

cumbrancec1460

confuse1483

proplexity1487

perplexion?c1500

amazedness?1520

amazement1553

subversion1558

amaze?1560

perplexednessa1586

confusedness1587

puzzle1599

confusion1600

mizmaze1604

discomfita1616

embarras1627

obfuscation1628

mystery1629

confoundedness1641

puzzledness1662

confuseness1710

puzzlement1731

puzzledom1748

embarrassment1751

puzzleation1767

bepuzzlement1806

conjecture1815

mystification1817

bewilderment1819

perplexment1826

fuddle1827

wilderment1830

discomforture1832

head-scratching1832

baffle1843

posement1850

muddlement1857

turbidity1868

fogging1878

bemuddlement1884

harl1889

befuddlement1905

turbidness1906

wuzziness1942

perplexability1999

1731 ‘A. Scriblerus’ Gorgoneicon 117 He us'd..when he was a School-Boy to transmute George's Psalms..to his great Plague and Puzzlement.

1822 T. Moore Mem. (1853) III. 350 Four invitations to dinner on my list to-day, but, owing to some puzzlement about Holland House, lost all.

1874 J. Ruskin Let. in Hortus Inclusus (1887) 8 The puzzlement I have had to force that sentence into grammar!

1939 Fortune Oct. 15 (advt.) Then comes..the dignity and well-being that reward one who proudly has carried his family name and fortunes. And with them, frequently, a sense of puzzlement.

1991 C. Pellegrino Unearthing Atlantis 29 We look back with puzzlement to an event that is, according to Plato, supposed to have occurred at least a thousand years before he was born.

2001 Fortean Times Jan. 37/1 In a time when airplane design was still very basic..‘airliners’ shining brilliant spotlights onto towns..created genuine puzzlement.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puzzlement
释义	puzzlementn. Brit. /ˈpʌzlm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈpəz(ə)lm(ə)nt/ Forms: see puzzle v. and -ment suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puzzle v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < puzzle v. + -ment suffix. 1. As a count noun: an instance of being puzzled, perplexed, bewildered, or confused; a puzzled state. Also: something that puzzles; a puzzle. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [noun] riddleOE purposec1350 problema1382 propositiona1382 conclusion1393 divinailc1430 opposal?a1439 riddling?c1475 wordc1480 why1532 dark, hard sentence1535 enigma1539 remblere1599 puzzlement1646 gripha1652 puzzler1651 riddlemy riddlemy1652 puzzle1655 crux1718 teaser1759 puzzleation1767 conundrum1790 poser1793 riddle-me-ree1805 stumper1807 tickler1825 sticker1849 brain-teaser1850 grueller1856 question mark1870 brain-twister1878 skull-buster1926 mind-bender1968 1646 Answer to Scandalous Paper Dispute Anabaptists (title page) A briefe discovery of the grosse mistakes and confused puslements of Anabaptisticall spirits in the point of rebaptising. 1755 J. Gast Haberdasher’s Ser. 21 The other Folks are yet in such a kind of puzzlement, that, in short, they don't know what to say or think of him. 1828 T. Moore in Times 6 May 3/3 There never was job half so tough As the mending a great Major-General's grammar. But, lo, a fresh puzzlement starts up. 1881 Spectator 29 Oct. 1368 A puzzlement for some of the wisest antiquarian heads of Europe. 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling 84 Hit's been a puzzlement to me all these years since it happened. 1996 J. Doran Red Doran 14 Her wee house was the same size..and it's a puzzlement how such a large family was reared in it. 2006 San Francisco (Calif.) Chron. (Nexis) 21 July (Motor section) F1 It's a puzzlement. Which one to choose? 2. As a mass noun: the fact or condition of being puzzled; perplexity, bewilderment, confusion. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun] mingingOE riddleOE cumbermentc1300 willa1325 encumbrancec1330 were1338 perplexitya1393 discomfiturea1425 cumbrancec1460 confuse1483 proplexity1487 perplexion?c1500 amazedness?1520 amazement1553 subversion1558 amaze?1560 perplexednessa1586 confusedness1587 puzzle1599 confusion1600 mizmaze1604 discomfita1616 embarras1627 obfuscation1628 mystery1629 confoundedness1641 puzzledness1662 confuseness1710 puzzlement1731 puzzledom1748 embarrassment1751 puzzleation1767 bepuzzlement1806 conjecture1815 mystification1817 bewilderment1819 perplexment1826 fuddle1827 wilderment1830 discomforture1832 head-scratching1832 baffle1843 posement1850 muddlement1857 turbidity1868 fogging1878 bemuddlement1884 harl1889 befuddlement1905 turbidness1906 wuzziness1942 perplexability1999 1731 ‘A. Scriblerus’ Gorgoneicon 117 He us'd..when he was a School-Boy to transmute George's Psalms..to his great Plague and Puzzlement. 1822 T. Moore Mem. (1853) III. 350 Four invitations to dinner on my list to-day, but, owing to some puzzlement about Holland House, lost all. 1874 J. Ruskin Let. in Hortus Inclusus (1887) 8 The puzzlement I have had to force that sentence into grammar! 1939 Fortune Oct. 15 (advt.) Then comes..the dignity and well-being that reward one who proudly has carried his family name and fortunes. And with them, frequently, a sense of puzzlement. 1991 C. Pellegrino Unearthing Atlantis 29 We look back with puzzlement to an event that is, according to Plato, supposed to have occurred at least a thousand years before he was born. 2001 Fortean Times Jan. 37/1 In a time when airplane design was still very basic..‘airliners’ shining brilliant spotlights onto towns..created genuine puzzlement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646
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