English-Thai Dictionary

puzzle

N คนที่ เข้าใจยาก  kon-ti-kao-jai-yak

 

puzzle

N ปัญหา หรือ สถานการณ์ ที่ ยากลำบาก  engima riddle mystery problem answer pan-ha-rue-sa-ta-na-kan-ti-yak-lam-bak

 

puzzle

VT ทำให้ งง  ทำให้ สับสน  bewilder perplex tam-hai-ngog

 

puzzle out

PHRV เข้าใจ  หา คำตอบ ให้ กับ  figure out make out kao-jai

 

puzzle over

PHRV คิดหนัก เกี่ยวกับ  kid-nak-kiao-kab

 

puzzled

ADJ ซึ่ง งุนงง  ซึ่ง สับสน  bewildered perplexed sueng-ngun-ngog

 

puzzledom

N ความยุ่งยาก ซับซ้อน  ภาวะ ที่ ต้อง ครุ่นคิด หนัก 

 

puzzlement

N ความ สับสน  confusion wonder kwam-sab-son

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PUZZLE

v.t.[from the root of pose, which see. ] 1. To perplex; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to gravel.
A shrewd disputant in those points, is dexterous in puzzling others.
He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders.
2. To make intricate; to entangle.
The ways of heaven are dark and intricate,
Puzzl'd in mazes and perplex'd with error.

 

PUZZLE

v.i.To be bewildered; to be awkward.

 

PUZZLE

n.Perplexity; embarrassment.

 

PUZZLED

pp. Perplexed; intricate; put to a stand.

 

PUZZLE-HEADED

a.Having the head full of confused notions.

 

PUZZLER

n.One that perplexes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PUZZLE

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.

 

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.

 

PUZZLE

PUZZLE 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.

 

PUZZLEDOM

PUZZLEDOM Puz "zle *dom, n.

 

Defn: The domain of puzzles; puzzles, collectively. C. Kingsley.

 

PUZZLE-HEADED

PUZZLE-HEADED Puz "zle-head `ed, a.

 

Defn: Having the head full of confused notions. Johnson.

 

PUZZLEMENT

PUZZLEMENT Puz "zle *ment, n.

 

Defn: The state of being puzzled; perplexity. Miss Mitford.

 

PUZZLER

PUZZLER Puz "zler, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, puzzles or perplexes. Hebrew, the general puzzler of old heads. Brome.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

puzzle

puz zle |ˈpəzəl ˈpəzəl | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (someone ) to feel confused because they cannot understand or make sense of something: one remark he made puzzled me. • [ no obj. ] think hard about something difficult to understand or explain: she was still puzzling over this problem when she reached the office. • (puzzle something out ) solve or understand something by thinking hard. ▶noun a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge. • short for jigsaw puzzle (see jigsaw ). • [ usu. in sing. ] a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain; an enigma: the meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle. DERIVATIVES puz zle ment noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a verb ): of unknown origin.

 

puzzled

puz zled |ˈpəzəld ˈpʌzld | ▶adjective unable to understand; perplexed: the questioners were met with puzzled looks | she looked puzzled and angry with him.

 

puzzler

puz zler |ˈpəz (ə )lər ˈpəz (ə )lər | ▶noun a difficult question or problem. • a person who solves puzzles as a pastime.

 

Oxford Dictionary

puzzle

puz ¦zle |ˈpʌz (ə )l | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause (someone ) to feel confused because they cannot understand something: she was puzzled by the doctor's manner. • [ no obj. ] think hard about something because one cannot understand it: she was still puzzling over this problem when she reached the office. • (puzzle something out ) solve or understand something by thinking hard. ▶noun 1 a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge. • a jigsaw puzzle. 2 a person or thing that is difficult to understand or explain; an enigma: the meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle. DERIVATIVES puzzlement noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a verb ): of unknown origin.

 

puzzled

puz ¦zled |ˈpʌzld | ▶adjective unable to understand; perplexed: the questioners were met with puzzled looks | she looked puzzled and angry with him.

 

puzzler

puz |zler |ˈpʌzlə | ▶noun 1 a difficult question or problem. 2 a person who solves puzzles as a pastime.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

puzzle

puzzle verb 1 her decision puzzled me: perplex, confuse, bewilder, bemuse, baffle, mystify, confound; informal flummox, faze, stump, beat, discombobulate. 2 she puzzled over the problem: think hard about, mull over, muse over, ponder, contemplate, meditate on, consider, deliberate on, chew over, wonder about. 3 she tried to puzzle out what he meant: work out, understand, comprehend, sort out, reason out, solve, make sense of, make head (s ) or tail (s ) of, unravel, decipher; informal figure out. ▶noun the poem has always been a puzzle: enigma, mystery, paradox, conundrum, poser, riddle, problem, quandary; informal stumper. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See riddle 1 . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

puzzled

puzzled adjective a puzzled look on her face: perplexed, confused, bewildered, bemused, baffled, mystified, confounded, nonplussed, at a loss, at sea; informal flummoxed, stumped, fazed, clueless, discombobulated.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

puzzle

puzzle verb 1 Isabelle's apparent change of heart puzzled me: perplex, confuse, bewilder, bemuse, baffle, mystify, confound, nonplus, throw, set someone thinking; informal flummox, discombobulate, faze, stump, beat, make someone scratch their head, fog; archaic wilder, gravel, maze, pose; rare obfuscate. 2 she lay awake for some time, puzzling over the problem: think hard about, give much thought to, rack one's brains about, mull over, muse over, ponder, brood about, contemplate, meditate on, consider, reflect on, deliberate on, chew over, turn over in one's mind, cogitate on, wonder about, ask oneself about; archaic pore on. 3 Amanda was trying to puzzle out what her father had meant: work out, understand, comprehend, think out, think through, sort out, reason out, solve, make sense of, get to the bottom of, make head or tail of, unravel, untangle, decipher, decode, find the key to, piece together; informal figure out, suss out, crack. ▶noun the meaning of the poem has always been a puzzle: enigma, mystery, paradox, conundrum, poser, riddle, question, question mark, problem; informal stumper. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD puzzle, perplex, mystify, baffle These four verbs describe different degrees of puzzlement. All are commonly used as participial adjectives (puzzling, puzzled, etc. ). ■ Puzzle is used of relatively mild problems that typically do not cause serious worries or are likely to be resolved. It is a fairly neutral word (one remark he made puzzled me | that was the most puzzling aspect of the whole affair ). ■ Perplex is a more literary word than puzzle and can be used of more difficult or intractable problems (Ruth was perplexed by her husband's moodiness | he was in a very perplexing situation ). ■ Mystify describes even greater puzzlement, with the suggestion that the cause is likely to remain a mystery (the disease that is mystifying doctors and spreading rapidly | the figure melted into thin air, leaving the foreman completely mystified ). ■ Baffle is the most emphatic word, suggesting extreme puzzlement (skincare products bearing baffling scientific claims ). It is also beloved of journalists (police are baffled after a gang stole 150 T-shirts ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

puzzled

puzzled adjective Fiona looked puzzled: perplexed, confused, bewildered, bemused, baffled, mystified, confounded, nonplussed, at a loss, at sea; informal flummoxed, discombobulated, stumped, fazed, clueless, without a clue; Canadian & Austral. /NZ informal bushed; archaic wildered, gravelled, mazed.

 

Duden Dictionary

Puzzle

Puz zle Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈpʊzl̩ ˈpʊsl̩ auch ˈpazl̩ auch ˈpasl̩ |das Puzzle; Genitiv: des Puzzles, Plural: die Puzzles englisch puzzle, eigentlich = Problem, Frage (spiel ), Herkunft ungeklärt viele in einem Geduldsspiel [nach einer Vorlage ] richtig zusammenzusetzende einzelne Stücke eines Bildes ein Puzzle aus, mit 500 Teilen

 

Puzzlearbeit

Puz zle ar beit Substantiv, feminin , die Arbeit, die im Aufspüren und In-Verbindung-Setzen vieler kleinteiliger Materialien besteht die detektivische Puzzlearbeit der Polizei

 

Puzzler

Puzz ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |Puzzler |englisch puzzler jemand, der ein Puzzle zusammensetzt

 

Puzzlerin

Puzz le rin Substantiv, feminin , die die Puzzlerin; Genitiv: der Puzzlerin, Plural: die Puzzlerinnen weibliche Form zu Puzzler

 

Puzzlespiel

Puz zle spiel Substantiv, Neutrum , das Spiel, das aus vielen kleinen, unregelmäßig geformten Teilen besteht, die zu einem Bild zusammengesetzt werden müssen

 

Puzzleteil

Puz zle teil Substantiv, Neutrum , das Puzzleteilchen einzelnes Stück eines Puzzles Dutzende kleiner Puzzleteilchen fügten sich zu einem überzeugenden Indizienbeweis

 

Puzzleteilchen

Puz zle teil chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das Puzzleteil einzelnes Stück eines Puzzles

 

French Dictionary

puzzle

puzzle n. m. nom masculin Anglicisme utilisé en France pour casse-tête.

 

Spanish Dictionary

puzzle

puzzle (también puzle )nombre masculino 1 Juego de habilidad y paciencia que consiste en recomponer una figura o una imagen combinando de manera correcta piezas planas y de distintas formas, en cada una de las cuales hay una parte de dicha figura o imagen .SINÓNIMO rompecabezas .2 Conjunto de las piezas de las que se compone este juego .SINÓNIMO rompecabezas .3 Asunto o situación complejos y de difícil solución o comprensión porque intervienen en ellos muchos y distintos elementos .SINÓNIMO rompecabezas .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

puzzle

puz zle /pʌ́z (ə )l /動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -zling 他動詞 1 〈人 物 事が 〉〈人 〉を困らせる , 当惑させる (!(1 )理解に苦しむ様子を暗示. (2 )be ～dなど分詞形容詞用法については →puzzled ) ▸ That's a question that puzzles me a lot .それは私を大いに困らせる質問だ ▸ Mike was a bit puzzled by the fact .マイクはその事実に少し困っていた ▸ It puzzled me that she didn't say a word .彼女が一言も発しないことが私を困惑させた 2 〈人が 〉 «…について » (長時間にわたり )〈頭 〉を悩ます «over, about, as to » .自動詞 〈人が 〉 «…について » 頭を悩ます , 考え込む «over , about » ▸ I've been puzzling over his words for a long time .私は長い間彼の言葉 (の意味 )を考えている p ù zzle A ó ut [ó ut A ]A 〈問題 〉を (熟考して )解き明かす (!out AのときAはwh節も可 ) .名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 〖通例単数形で 〗理解できない事 [人 ], 難問 , なぞ ▸ Why England has produced so many good actors is a puzzle .なぜ英国がこれほどたくさんの名優を輩出しているかはなぞだ ▸ a piece of the puzzle 難問 [なぞ ]を解くための手がかり 2 パズル ; (思考力が必要な )ゲーム ▸ assemble a jigsaw puzzle ジグソーパズルを組み立てる ▸ do a crossword puzzle クロスワードパズルを解く

 

puzzled

puz zled /pʌ́z (ə )ld /形容詞 1 〖be ～ about [over, at ] A /to do /(as to ) wh節 句, that節 〗〈人が 〉A 〈物 事 〉で […して /…(か )ということに ]とまどった , 当惑した ▸ I was puzzled about the story .私はその話を聞いて当惑した ▸ We were deeply [very ] puzzled (to find ) that we had lost our way .私たちは道に迷っ (たと分かっ )て途方に暮れた 2 〖名詞 の前で 〗困った 〈表情 様子など 〉▸ with a puzzled look 困惑の表情を浮かべて

 

puzzlement

p ú z zle ment 名詞 U ｟かたく ｠当惑, 困惑 .

 

puzzler

p ú z zler 名詞 C 1 ｟くだけて ｠人を困らせる人 [もの ]; 難問 (を出す人 ).2 パズル愛好家 .