1. имя существительное 1) вопрос, ставящий в тупик; головоломка, загадка Синоним(ы): conundrum, enigma, mystery, problem, riddle, bewilderment, perplexity 2) головоломка (игрушка), ребус, мозаика Например: jigsaw puzzle — пазл crossword puzzle — кроссворд 3) недоумение, затруднение; растерянность, замешательство Например: The result of your actions would be utter puzzle and bewilderment of the relatives. — Всё, чего ты добьёшься, - это ошарашишь своих родных. Синоним(ы): perplexity 2. глагол 1) приводить в затруднение, ставить в тупик; озадачивать Например: This question puzzles me. — Этот вопрос ставит меня в тупик. He was puzzled how to act. — Он не знал, как поступить. Синоним(ы): baffle, mystify, perplex Антоним(ы): clarify, inform 2) (puzzle over) ломать голову над (чем-либо) Например: After hours of puzzling over the book, it suddenly made sense. — Я несколько часов думал над этой книгой и вдруг понял, про что она. 3) [устаревшее] запутывать, усложнять Синоним(ы): complicate, entangle
1) головоломка 2) загадка 3) затруднение; приводить в затруднение
I. verb (puzzled; puzzling) Etymology: origin unknown transitive verb 1. to offer or represent to (as a person) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve; challenge mentally; also to exert (as oneself) over such a problem or situation Example: they puzzled their wits to find a solution 2. archaic complicate, entangle 3. to solve with difficulty or ingenuity Example: puzzle out an answer to a riddle intransitive verb 1. to be uncertain as to action or choice 2. to attempt a solution of a puzzle by guesswork or experiment Example: puzzle over the mystery • puzzler noun Synonyms: puzzle, perplex, bewilder, distract, nonplus, confound, dumbfound mean to baffle and disturb mentally. puzzle implies existence of a problem difficult to solve Example: the persistent fever puzzled the doctor. perplex adds a suggestion of worry and uncertainty especially about making a necessary decision Example: a behavior that perplexed her friends. bewilder stresses a confusion of mind that hampers clear and decisive thinking Example: a bewildering number of possibilities. distract implies agitation or uncertainty induced by conflicting preoccupations or interests Example: distracted by personal problems. nonplus implies a bafflement that makes orderly planning or deciding impossible Example: the remark left us utterly nonplussed. confound implies temporary mental paralysis caused by astonishment or profound abasement Example: the tragic news confounded us all. dumbfound suggests intense but momentary confounding; often the idea of astonishment is so stressed that it becomes a near synonym of astound Example: was at first too dumbfounded to reply. II. noun 1. the state of being puzzled; perplexity 2. a. something that puzzles b. a question, problem, or contrivance designed for testing ingenuity Synonyms: see mystery