n.
The state of being confused or baffled; perplexity.
puzzlement
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noun
- A stunned or bewildered condition: befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, daze, discombobulation, fog, muddle, mystification, perplexity, stupefaction, stupor, trance. See awareness/unawareness.
| WordNet: puzzlement |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
confusion resulting from failure to understand
Synonyms: bewilderment, obfuscation, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement
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| Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more |
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