单词	puzzlement
释义	puzzlement noun puz·​zle·​ment ˈpə-zəl-mənt  1 : the state of being puzzled : perplexity 2 : puzzle Synonyms bafflement bamboozlement befuddlement bemusement bewilderedness bewilderment confusedness confusion discombobulation distraction fog head-scratching maze [chiefly dialect] muddle mystification perplexity tangle whirl See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The cause of the accident has been a source of puzzlement. The explanation only increased their puzzlement. Recent Examples on the Web These questions have led me, for more than half a century and well into the 21st, to contemplate an aging puzzlement. Cynthia Ozick, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 Military analysts share Ukrainian soldiers’ puzzlement over the halting Russian advances toward Kyiv so far. New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022 Illuminated in the blue glow of bubbling water and artificial light, the two women slowly registered each other with puzzlement, hostility and abject longing. New York Times, 22 Feb. 2022 Freud sought to impress on his readers a sense of relentless puzzlement, to spark resistance to neat arguments. Udi Greenberg, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2022 Which brings us back to another big picture problem, summed up neatly by Cad Bane expressing puzzlement at Boba’s angle here. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2022 For lovers of his work, such puzzlement appears to be part of his appeal. James Walton, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020 And his puzzlement offers comfort, transcending middle-aged male disaffection to speak to the universal condition of adulthood. Nina Renata Aron, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022 The entire subject of cryptocurrency is one that many find a puzzlement and yet perhaps vaguely alluring. John Anderson, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1731, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition puzzlement noun puz·​zle·​ment ˈpə-zəl-mənt  : the state of being perplexed She had a look of puzzlement on her face. puzzlement noun 1 as in confusion a state of mental uncertainty her explanation did little to relieve his puzzlement Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance confusion bewilderment bafflement bemusement perplexity befuddlement fog tangle mystification dismay discombobulation discomfort head-scratching embarrassment bamboozlement confusedness distress discomfiture bewilderedness maze chagrin mortification upset distraction agitation commotion muddle perturbation disquiet abashment whirl turmoil disturbance fluster disconcertment flurry fuss dither bother stew Antonyms & Near Antonyms certainty conviction confidence assurance certitude sureness positiveness See More 2 as in mystery something hard to understand or explain the whole situation remains a puzzlement to everyone who was there Synonyms & Similar Words mystery enigma mystification conundrum puzzle riddle why perplexity problem head-scratcher secret closed book matter challenge stumper trouble poser brainteaser case knot
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