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puzzlement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation |
| Type of | confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness |
| Derivation | puzzle |
Examples of puzzlement
puzzlement
Jesse Jackson voiced puzzlement that Obama was not at the forefront of the march.
From the theatlantic.com
My puzzlement became evident when I reviewed some of the slanted images I took.
From the usatoday.com
I'd bought lots of toys at Heathrow Airport but she looked at them in puzzlement.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
This puzzlement was compounded by the rays of sunlight visible against the shadow.
From the newscientist.com
Apparently the mingled fury and puzzlement on the face of the fusspot was wondrous.
From the guardian.co.uk
The puzzlement occurred because there is no train route from Wakefield to Bradford.
From the newscientist.com
When first discovered, particle diffraction was a source of great puzzlement.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Trotted out this spring as a first single, it provoked much puzzlement and derision.
From the nytimes.com
Her expression of anticipation turns quickly to one of puzzlement and then distress.
From the independent.co.uk
- Bewilderment: confusion resulting from failure to understand
- Aporia (Ancient Greek: : impasse; lack of resources; puzzlement; doubt; confusion) denotes, in philosophy, a philosophical puzzle or state of puzzlement, and, in rhetoric, a rhetorically useful expression of doubt.
