puzzlement C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈpʌz.əl.mənt/ UK /ˈpʌz.əl.mənt/ See IPA manual Freq #85748 Meanings 1 noun a state or feeling of confusion caused by being unable to understand something Cloudy puzzlement spread across their faces when the locked door opened by itself. 2 noun a thing or situation that is difficult to explain or understand The missing page remained a puzzlement to every researcher who examined the manuscript. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a state or feeling of... confusionbewildermentperplexity 2 noun · a thing or situation that... puzzlemysteryconundrum ↔ Opposites understandingclaritycertainty Word family Related forms puzzleperplexitybewilderment Etymology Formed in English from puzzle + -ment. The suffix first names the state of being puzzled and, by extension, can name something that produces that state. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # puzzlement **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpʌz.əl.mənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpʌz.əl.mənt/ **Frequency rank:** 85748 ## Meanings 1. a state or feeling of confusion caused by being unable to understand something 2. a thing or situation that is difficult to explain or understand ## Examples - Cloudy puzzlement spread across their faces when the locked door opened by itself. - The missing page remained a puzzlement to every researcher who examined the manuscript. ## Synonyms - confusion - bewilderment - perplexity - puzzle ## Antonyms - understanding - clarity - certainty ## Related Forms - puzzle - perplexity - bewilderment ## Etymology Formed in English from puzzle + -ment. The suffix first names the state of being puzzled and, by extension, can name something that produces that state. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown