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Adjective: puzzled  púzuld
  1. Filled with bewilderment
    "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"
    - at a loss, nonplused, nonplussed
Verb: puzzle  púzul
  1. Be a mystery or bewildering to
    - perplex, vex, stick, get, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
     
  2. Be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
    "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

See also: perplexed, puzzle out, puzzle over, puzzlement, puzzler

Type of: bedevil, befuddle, chew over, confound, confuse, contemplate, discombobulate, excogitate, fox, fuddle, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, throw

Encyclopedia: Puzzle