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puzzlement
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puzzlement
(noun)
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puzzlement
/
ˈ
pʌzəlmənt/
noun
puzzlement
/
ˈ
pʌzəlmənt/
noun
Learner's definition of PUZZLEMENT
formal
1
[
noncount
]
:
a feeling of being confused because something is difficult to understand
The cause of the accident has been a source of
puzzlement
.
The explanation only increased their
puzzlement
.
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[
singular
]
chiefly US
:
something that is difficult to understand
The cause of the accident is a
puzzlement
. [=
puzzle
]
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