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[syn: at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed, puzzled]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
puzzle \puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. puzzled (p[u^]z"z'ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. puzzling (p[u^]z"zl[i^]ng).]
1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand;
to nonplus.
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A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous
in puzzling others. --Dr. H. More.
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He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his
own blunders. --Addison.
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2. To make intricate; to entangle.
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They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper.
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The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,
Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error.
--Addison.
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3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out;
as, to puzzle out a mystery.
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Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See
Embarrass.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
puzzled
adj 1: filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those
remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye"
[syn: at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed,
puzzled]