Dictionary.com

puzzlement

[ puhz-uhl-muhnt ]
/ ˈpʌz əl mənt /
Save This Word!

noun
the state of being puzzled; perplexity.
something puzzling.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of puzzlement

First recorded in 1815–25; puzzle + -ment

Words nearby puzzlement

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use puzzlement in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for puzzlement

puzzlement
/ (ˈpʌzəlmənt) /

noun
the state or condition of being puzzled; perplexity
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK