puzzled
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3.0
- adjective
- /ˈpʌzəld/
- Boge watched him with a keen and puzzled look on his face.
- a puzzled look
- genuinely puzzled
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Watch on YouTubeHe doesn't have all the servants and he's kind of puzzled by this world.
- He doesn't have all the servants and he's kind of puzzled by this world.
- So I'm a little puzzled by the politics of it.
- to go down, but I'm a little puzzled by what you just said to him.
- And some lawyers in the Boston area were puzzled that this didn't come up in his trial.
- It's trying to answer the thing that left Isaac Newton puzzled.
- And and they are collectively puzzled.
- She was clearly profoundly puzzled by the union of two wildly different tribal names.
- I mean the verb for being puzzled for them feels good.
- I spend some amount of time being puzzled and trying to think what the what the, what might be the right.
Examples
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Though I felt puzzled and a little queasy at our encounter, I was slightly charmed.
Fiction book (1991) -
She looked puzzled when she couldn't solve the riddle.
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Are you puzzled about something?
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The two men left with a puzzled look on their faces.
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At first, I was puzzled.
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I'm a little puzzled why we're all here today.
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Joey looks puzzled and is about to call again when the machine kicks in.
Fiction book (1992) -
Naturally, she was rather taken aback and seemed puzzled as to how she should respond.
Fiction book (1990) -
Bill studies the present sign: "Crescent City Dental Laboratory," and gives Jim a puzzled look.
Fiction book (1991) -
They are so puzzled because we don't have the food yet.
Synonyms
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1.3
Not able to think clearly or understand what is happening
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4.2
Not knowing what to do or say
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3.9
Feeling confused when you cannot understand something
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5.3
Feeling confused and not knowing what is happening or what to do
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5.1
Feeling confused because you do not understand something
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4.9
Confused and unsure because different ideas or instructions do not agree
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5.4
Confused and not in clear order so hard to understand
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5.9
Not able to understand what is happening and feeling puzzled
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7.3
Confused and unable to think clearly
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6.7
Unable to understand what is happening
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7.4
Confused and unable to think clearly
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6.8
Feeling very confused and not able to understand something unexpected
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9.9
Confused and unable to think clearly after something unexpected
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8.9
Very surprised and confused so you do not know what to say or do
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9.6
Confused and unable to think clearly
Confused and not sure what to do
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Etymology
Puzzled may come from an old idea like pose meaning 'to ask' or 'to put' a question to someone. So when you are puzzled, it is as if someone has 'posed' a question or problem that you cannot understand.