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Puzzlement synonyms

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befuddlement
The characteristic of being befuddled.
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  1. The characteristic of being befuddled.
bewilderedness
The state or quality of being bewildered.
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  1. The state or quality of being bewildered.
bewilderment
The condition of being confused or disoriented.
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  1. The condition of being confused or disoriented.
  2. The fact or condition of being bewildered
  3. A confusion; jumble
daze
A dazed condition
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  1. A dazed condition
  2. A stunned or bewildered condition:
fog
A dense layer of cloud lying close to the surface of the ground or water and reducing visibility to less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Fog occurs when the air temperature becomes identical, or nearly identical, to the dew point.
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  1. A dense layer of cloud lying close to the surface of the ground or water and reducing visibility to less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Fog occurs when the air temperature becomes identical, or nearly identical, to the dew point.
  2. Something that obscures or conceals; a haze:
  3. A similar mass of smoke, dust, etc. obscuring the atmosphere
muddle
Mental confusion
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  1. Mental confusion
  2. A state of mental confusion.
  3. A confused or disordered condition; mess, jumble, etc.
mystification
The act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.
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  1. The act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.
  2. The fact or condition of being mystified.
  3. Something intended to mystify.
perplexity
Something that perplexes:
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  1. Something that perplexes:
  2. Something that is perplexed, or complicated
  3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment; confusion
stupefaction
Great astonishment or consternation.
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  1. Great astonishment or consternation.
  2. The act or an instance of stupefying.
  3. Stunned amazement or utter bewilderment
stupor
Mental or moral dullness or apathy
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  1. Mental or moral dullness or apathy
  2. A state of reduced sensibility or consciousness:
  3. A state in which the mind and senses are dulled; partial or complete loss of sensibility, as from the use of a narcotic or from shock
trance
A condition of great mental concentration or abstraction, esp. one induced by religious fervor or mysticism
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  1. A condition of great mental concentration or abstraction, esp. one induced by religious fervor or mysticism
  2. In spiritualistic belief, a condition in which a medium passes under the control of some external force, as for the transmission of communications from the dead during a séance
  3. A genre of electronic dance music with a fast tempo, repetitive phrasing, and often an hypnotic effect.
Find another word for puzzlement. In this page you can discover 13 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for puzzlement, like: befuddlement, bewilderedness, bewilderment, daze, discombobulation, fog, muddle, mystification, perplexity, stupefaction and stupor.

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  • His gaze fell to the hand, and he stopped suddenly, puzzlement easing his anger.

  • The woman turned, interest then puzzlement on her serene, chiseled features.

  • You'll save yourself hours of frustration and puzzlement by learning from the mistakes and solutions that other people have shared, and you can also help them by sharing your own.

  • On occasion it may spark some confusion and looks of puzzlement, but in general dressing business casual for men is really quite straightforward.

  • Deidre glanced at Darkyn in puzzlement.

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