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puzzled

Variant of puzzle

transitive verb puzzled, puzzling

to perplex; confuse; bewilder; nonplus

intransitive verb

  1. to be perplexed, etc.
  2. to exercise one's mind, as over the solution of a problem

noun

  1. the state of being puzzled; bewilderment
  2. a question, problem, etc. that puzzles
  3. a toy or problem for testing cleverness, skill, or ingenuity

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