Puzzling Meaning in English

word · lemma: puzzle

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التعريف

Something that is puzzling is difficult to understand or explain because it is mysterious or unclear.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Puzzling' is usually used for situations, problems, or behavior that are hard to explain. It is more formal than 'confusing'. Common in written and spoken English. Often used with words like 'question', 'mystery', 'behavior'.

• Spanish: desconcertante - desconcertado (por algo)
• Portuguese (BR): intrigante - confuso
• Portuguese (PT): intrigante - confuso
• Chinese (Simplified): 令人困惑的 - 令人费解的
• Chinese (Traditional): 令人困惑的 - 令人費解的
• Hindi: अनसुलझा - उलझन भरा
• Arabic: مُحَيِّر - غامض
• Bengali: বিভ্রান্তিকর - রহস্যময়
• Russian: загадочный - сбивающий с толку
• Japanese: 不可解な - 謎めいた
• Vietnamese: khó hiểu - bí ẩn
• Korean: 알쏭달쏭한 - 이해하기 힘든
• Turkish: karmaşık - akıl karıştırıcı
• Urdu: الجھن انگیز - پُراسرار
• Indonesian: membingungkan - misterius

جمل نموذجية

The movie's ending was very puzzling.

basic

I find these instructions puzzling.

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The teacher gave us a puzzling question.

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His puzzling reaction left everyone speechless.

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It's puzzling how he managed to solve the riddle so quickly.

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Her story was so puzzling that no one knew what to believe.

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