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Definition of puzzled adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

puzzled

adjective
 
/ˈpʌzld/
 
/ˈpʌzld/
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  1. unable to understand something or the reason for something synonym baffled
    • She had a puzzled look on her face.
    • puzzled about something You look very puzzled about something.
    • puzzled as to something Scientists are puzzled as to why the whale had swum to the shore.
    Extra Examples
    • He looked puzzled so I repeated the question.
    • We were becoming more and more puzzled by the minute.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • about
    • at
    • by
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