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puzzlement
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PUZZLEMENT
1
a state of mental uncertainty <her explanation did little to relieve his puzzlement>
Synonyms bafflement, bamboozlement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, confusedness, discombobulation, distraction, fog, head-scratching, maze [chiefly dialect], muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, tangle, whirl
Related Words abashment, discomfiture, disconcertment, embarrassment, mortification; agitation, chagrin, discomfort, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, perturbation, upset; bother, commotion, dither, flurry, fluster, fuss, stew, turmoil
2
something hard to understand or explain <the whole situation remains a puzzlement to everyone who was there>
Synonyms closed book, conundrum, enigma, head-scratcher, mystification, puzzle, puzzlement, riddle, secret
Related Words brainteaser, case, challenge, knot, matter, perplexity, poser, problem, stumper, trouble
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