puzzlements
States of bewilderment
Puzzlements is the plural of puzzlement—instances of being puzzled or confused.
The word appears in contexts where multiple sources of confusion exist: Her puzzlements about the new system multiplied daily.
Less common than the singular, which typically functions as an uncountable noun describing a state of mind rather than discrete confusions.
Puzzle demanding clever thought
- crosswordClue-based letter grid
- sudokuLogic grid puzzle
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
- jigsawPuzzle or curve-cutting tool
riddle · mind-bender · conundrum · cipher · code · problem-solving · rebus · acrostic
State of being baffled
- bafflementMental state of confusion
- befuddlementState of utter confusion
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
uncertainty · incomprehension · stupefaction · flummoxed · nonplussed · discombobulated · stumped · dumbfoundedness
brainteaser
Puzzle demanding clever thought
- crosswordClue-based letter grid
- sudokuLogic grid puzzle
- cryptogramCoded message puzzle
jigsaw · riddle · mind-bender · conundrum · cipher · code · problem-solving · rebus · acrostic · tangram
bewilderment
State of being baffled
- bafflementMental state of confusion
- befuddlementState of utter confusion
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
muddle · uncertainty · incomprehension · stupefaction · flummoxed · nonplussed · discombobulated · stumped · dumbfoundedness · confoundment
enigma
Something hard to fathom
cryptic · inexplicable · anomaly · paradox · ambiguity · obscurity · secret · unanswerable · unsolved · inscrutable
puzzlementscertainties
Assured truths
realizations · insights · epiphanies · revelations · explanations
puzzlementssatisfactions
States of fulfilled desire
assurances · confidences · resolutions · certainties · contentments