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puz·zle [ púzz'l ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle puz·zled, present participle puz·zling, 3rd person present singular puz·zles)
Definition:
 
confuse somebody: to confuse somebody by being difficult or impossible to understand



noun  (plural puz·zles)
Definition:
 
1. game of skill or intelligence: a game or toy designed to test skill or intelligence

2. difficult problem or situation: a problem or situation that is difficult or impossible to resolve

3. somebody mysterious: somebody whose behavior or motives are difficult to understand

[Late 16th century. Origin ?]

puz·zle·ment noun
puz·zling·ly adverb

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