- be|puz´zle|ment
- be|puz|zle «bih PUHZ uhl», transitive verb, -zled, -zling.to puzzle greatly; perplex.–be|puz´zle|ment, noun.
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puz|zle|ment — «PUHZ uhl muhnt», noun. 1. a puzzled condition: »He was just talking in a tone of sheer, hopeless…puzzlement bafflement (A. S. M. Hutchinson). 2. something puzzling … Useful english dictionary
puz·zle·ment — /ˈpʌzəlmənt/ noun formal 1 [noncount] : a feeling of being confused because something is difficult to understand The cause of the accident has been a source of puzzlement. The explanation only increased their puzzlement. 2 [singular] chiefly US … Useful english dictionary
be|puz|zle — «bih PUHZ uhl», transitive verb, zled, zling. to puzzle greatly; perplex. –be|puz´zle|ment, noun … Useful english dictionary
zle — adaz·zle; ai·zle; bam·boo·zle; bam·boo·zle·ment; bez·zle; bum·fuz·zle; daz·zle·ment; driz·zle droz·zle; em·bez·zle; em·bez·zle·ment; goo·zle; ha·zle; hea·zle·wood·ite; noz·zle·man; piz·zle; puz·zle·ment; raz·zle; sche·moz·zle; schnoz·zle;… … English syllables
puz — gui·puz·co·an; puz·zled·ly; puz·zle·ment; puz·zler; puz·zling·ly; puz·zle; puz·zle·head·ed·ness; puz·zo·la·nic; … English syllables
puzzle — puz•zle [[t]ˈpʌz əl[/t]] n. v. zled, zling 1) a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort 2) a puzzling question, matter, or person 3) a puzzled or perplexed… … From formal English to slang
puzzlement — puz|zle|ment [ˈpʌzəlmənt] n [U] formal a feeling of being confused and unable to understand something … Dictionary of contemporary English
puzzlement — puz|zle|ment [ pʌzlmənt ] noun uncount a feeling of being confused because you cannot understand something: She was frowning in puzzlement … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
puzzlement — puz·zle·ment … English syllables
Puzzlement — Puz zle*ment, n. The state of being puzzled; perplexity. Miss Mitford. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
