mysterynoun
uk/ˈmɪs.tər.i/us/ˈmɪs.tɚ.i/mystery noun (STRANGE/UNKNOWN THING)
B1 [ C or U ] something strange or not known that has not yet been explained or understood:
How the massive stones were brought here from hundreds of miles away is/remains a mystery.
The mystery was solved when the police discovered the murder weapon.
The book tries to explain some of the mysteries of life.
The details of the scandal remain cloaked/shrouded/wrapped in mystery.
It's a complete mystery (to me) that/why (= I do not understand why) she married him at all!
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- They never cleared up the mystery of the missing money.
- He was a man of mystery - erased from the history books.
- I'm afraid it's a fathomless mystery.
- There was a feel of mystery about the place.
- Why anyone buys music with such insipid lyrics is a mystery.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- dizzying
- ferment
- flutter
- mystique
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- whirl
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mystery noun (BOOK/ FILM/PLAY)
[ C ] a book, film, or play, especially about a crime or a murder, with a surprise ending that explains all the strange events that have happened:
I really enjoy murder mysteries.
a mystery writer
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Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- anime
- blockbuster
- epic
- epigram
- epistle
- film noir
- hagiography
- hokum
- indie
- lampoon
- pastiche
- pastoral
- prose
- saga
- satire
- slow
- the big screen 1
- thriller
- vignette
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