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puzzled

/ˈpʌz.əld/
puz · zled
Adverb:puzzledly
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puzzled Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Unable to understand something clearly; feeling or expressing confusion and perplexity.

Example

"The professor gave a puzzled look when none of the students could answer the basic review question."

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putz
puyallup
puzzle
puzzled
puzzledly
puzzlement
puzzler

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the late 16th century from the verb 'puzzle' (of uncertain origin, possibly from an obsolete verb 'pose' meaning to perplex) combined with the participial suffix '-ed'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Puzzled. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/puzzled
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