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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