PUZZLEMENT

bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement

(noun) confusion resulting from failure to understand

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

puzzlement (countable and uncountable, plural puzzlements)

The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment

A puzzle.

Source: Wiktionary


Puz"zle*ment, n.

Definition: The state of being puzzled; perplexity. Miss Mitford.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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