puzzle

n. புதிர், தடுமாற்றம், குழப்பம், திகைப்பு, மலைவு, சிக்கலான பிரச்சனை, திறமையை அல்லது பொறுமையைச் சோதிக்கும் பொம்மைப்பொறி, (வினை.) குக்ஷ்ப்பு, புதிரிடு, மலைவுறுத்து, குழப்பமுறு.

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Synonyms

#verb pose, perplex, embarrass, bewilder, confound, mystify, confuse #noun embarrassment, be_wilderment, enigma, confusion, conundrum,intricacy, labyrinth

Antonyms

#verb enlighten, instruct, illumine #noun disentanglement, solution, explanation, extrication, clue

Puz"zle, n. Etym: [For opposal, in the sense of problem. See Oppose, Pose, v.] 1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making. 2. The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle. Puz"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Puzzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Puzzling.] 1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to nonplus. A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous in puzzling others. Dr. H. More. He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders. Addison. 2. To make intricate; to entangle. They disentangle from the puzzled skein. Cowper. The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error. Addison. 3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery. Syn. -- To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See Embarrass. Puz"zle, v. i. 1. To be bewildered, or perplexed. A puzzling fool, that heeds nothing. L'Estrange. 2. To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.

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