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Definition of Puzzlement
1. Noun. Confusion resulting from failure to understand.
Generic synonyms: Confusedness, Confusion, Disarray, Mental Confusion, Muddiness
Derivative terms: Baffle, Befuddle, Bemuse, Bewilder, Mystify, Obfuscate, Puzzle, Puzzle
Definition of Puzzlement
1. n. The state of being puzzled; perplexity.
Definition of Puzzlement
1. Noun. The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment ¹
2. Noun. A puzzle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Puzzlement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Puzzlement
Literary usage of Puzzlement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Handbook to the Gallery of British Paintings in the Art Treasures Exhibition by Manchester art treasures exhib (1857)
"Mr. Helmsley in " Draughts—Black to Move " (586), has represented, all but as -well
as Mr. "Webster could have done, the puzzlement of the old grandfather ..."
2. Street Verse: 80 New Poems for Befuddled Investors by Michael Silverstein (2003)
"... A puzzlement I thought I knew how markets worked How shares are bought and
sold, How traders who guess right get rich And those who ..."
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