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PUZZLED
Adjective
puzzled (comparative more puzzled, superlative most puzzled)
Confused or perplexed.
Verb
puzzled
simple past tense and past participle of puzzle
Source: Wiktionary
PUZZLE
Puz"zle, n. Etym: [For opposal, in the sense of problem. See Oppose, Pose, v.]
1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making.
2. The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
Puz"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Puzzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Puzzling.]
1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others. Dr. H. More. He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders. Addison.
2. To make intricate; to entangle. They disentangle from the puzzled skein. Cowper. The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error. Addison.
3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery.
Syn.
– To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See Embarrass.
Puz"zle, v. i.
1. To be bewildered, or perplexed. A puzzling fool, that heeds nothing. L'Estrange.
2. To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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