puzzlement
Plural: puzzlements
Noun
- confusion resulting from failure to understand
- The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment.
- A puzzle; something baffling.
Examples
- The puzzlement caused by the complex system led to great anger.
Origin / Etymology
From puzzle + -ment.
Synonyms
bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation
Scrabble Score: 32
puzzlement: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpuzzlement: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
puzzlement: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 37
puzzlement: valid Words With Friends Word