puzzle
The state of feeling confused or mystified because one cannot understand a complicated matter, a problem, etc.; bewilderment, confusion; often in in a puzzle: an instance of this.
Other meanings
A thing such as a complicated matter or a problem which is difficult to make sense of or understand; also, a person who is difficult to make sense of or understand; an enigma.
“Where he went after he left the house is a puzzle.”
Related words
- befuzzle
- bepuzzle
- confuzzle
- empuzzle
- metapuzzle
- puzzledom
- puzzlefest
- puzzlehead
- puzzleheaded
- puzzlehunt
- puzzleless
- puzzlelike
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “puzzle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.