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puzzled

/ˈpʌ.zl̩d/adjective2 syllables

Puzzled means: filled with bewilderment.

Synonyms for puzzled5

adjective, as in filled with bewilderment

at a loss, nonplused, nonplussed, perplexed

also used for puzzled

stuck

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What does puzzled mean?1

adjective

1

filled with bewilderment“at a loss to understand those remarks”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Puzzled in a sentence

  • She was puzzled, and she ran away from me.unknown
  • What puzzled us was that he said he would not attend the meeting.CK
  • He was a bit puzzled by her behavior.Hybrid
  • I was puzzled about what to do next.CK
  • I'm not seeing the obvious and am rather puzzled.pip
  • He seemed quite puzzled how to answer the question.unknown
  • She looked puzzled at the abrupt question posed by a reporter.Dejo
  • Everybody watched the president laugh with a puzzled expression on their faces.andresangelini

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