puzzlement
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How to use puzzlement in a sentence
A common reaction to stories of athlete mental health struggles is puzzlement.
Elation turned to puzzlement as six infected nuns who received infusions all died.
Infected Ebola Doctor Kent Brantly Is an Endangered Hero | Michael Daly | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe inappropriate gift to the queen, an iPod loaded with 40 show tunes, provoked puzzlement.
In the aftermath, the euphoria of election night gave way to depression, anxiety, and genuine puzzlement.
In his old age he became an ardent spiritualist, much to my surprise and puzzlement, and he died in that faith.
Thirty Years in Australia | Ada Cambridge
Scientists began giving serious consideration to the unusual phenomenon, pottering around in the pits, wearing airs of puzzlement.
Much to the speaker's surprise, there followed an interval of silence, and his puzzlement showed in the knitting of his brows.
Within the Law | Marvin DanaMel knowed; a state of puzzlement or even a good mad's a mighty sight better than bein' all harrowed up and grief-stricken.
In the Arena | Booth TarkingtonI was looked upon with some doubt, and scanned from hurrying cars with puzzlement.
The Soul of John Brown | Stephen Graham
British Dictionary definitions for puzzlement
/ (ˈpʌzəlmənt) /
the state or condition of being puzzled; perplexity
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