Standard Lemma guide

puzzled

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpʌ.zl̩d/
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  • CMU ARPABET: P AH1 Z AH0 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Confused or perplexed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of puzzle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

filled with bewilderment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • at a loss to understand those remarks
  • puzzled that she left without saying goodbye

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: perplex — confused or perplexed
  • Dutch: verward — confused or perplexed
  • Dutch: verbijsterd — confused or perplexed
  • Esperanto: konfuzita — confused or perplexed
  • Finnish: ymmällään — confused or perplexed
  • Finnish: hämmentynyt — confused or perplexed
  • French: perplexe — confused or perplexed
  • German: verblüfft — confused or perplexed
  • German: verdutzt — confused or perplexed
  • German: perplex — confused or perplexed
  • Hebrew: מְבוּלְבָּל (mevulbal) — confused or perplexed
  • Hungarian: zavart — confused or perplexed
  • Hungarian: tanácstalan — confused or perplexed
  • Italian: perplesso — confused or perplexed
  • Macedonian: збу́нет (zbúnet) — confused or perplexed
  • Māori: raumahara — confused or perplexed
  • Māori: pōrahu — confused or perplexed
  • Māori: pōrahurahu — confused or perplexed
  • Portuguese: perplexo — confused or perplexed
  • Russian: озада́ченный (ozadáčennyj) — confused or perplexed
  • Spanish: confundido — confused or perplexed
  • Spanish: perplejo — confused or perplexed
  • Spanish: desconcertado — confused or perplexed
  • Swedish: förbryllad — confused or perplexed
  • Swedish: villrådig — confused or perplexed
  • Tày: bá bảy — confused or perplexed
  • Ottoman Turkish: شاشقین (şaşkın) — confused or perplexed