head-scratcher
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈhɛdˌskrætʃər/
- Informal
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enigma
- Navigating the new tax laws has become a major head-scratcher for small business owners this year.
- a real head-scratcher
- more of a head-scratcher
- the most head-scratcher
And probably the biggest head scratcher was that Joe Biden said it will take about a month or we'll check back in a month to see if the sanctions can work.
- And probably the biggest head scratcher was that Joe Biden said it will take about a month or we'll check back in a month to see if the sanctions can work.
- And it's a real head scratcher for, you know, especially if you're a materialist and you've made-up your mind about this or that of what reality is it?
Examples
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Many people find quantum physics to be a real head-scratcher because of its complex concepts.
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Much respect, gay, straight, whatever, but hearing my male role model was gay was a real head-scratcher at a young age.
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The biggest head-scratcher for me was, where did the cave drawings come from?
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We are left with the proverbial "head-scratcher" question on this one.
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Yeah, Geraghty's post is a real head-scratcher.
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The real head-scratcher is my mother-in-law, who has only ever been a stay-at-home wife/mother.
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The latest head-scratcher of a bug has users discovering that their phones seem convinced they're in Akron, Ohio.
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The mystery of the missing paintings remains a head-scratcher that investigators are trying to solve.
Synonyms
660
4.7
Something that is hard to understand or explain
129
4.9
A difficult question or mystery that needs clever thought
45
8.5
A confusing problem or question that is hard to solve
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8.1
A person or thing that is mysterious and hard to understand
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8.3
A question or problem that is hard to solve
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6.7
A difficult question or problem for people to solve
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6.3
A tricky question or puzzle that tests your skill
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7.7
A confused, complicated situation that is hard to understand
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9.3
A question or problem that is very hard to answer
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5.1
A difficult puzzle that needs careful thinking to solve
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8.8
A person or thing that is hard to understand and confuses people
Something that is hard to understand or solve
A puzzle that is hard to understand and solve
A thing that people cannot understand or explain
Antonyms
How Puzzling
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Head-scratcher comes from the simple idea of head + scratch, because people often scratch their head when they are 'puzzled'. So a head-scratcher is something that is 'confusing' or hard to understand.