"puzzlement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-puzzlement.wav Forms: puzzlements [plural]
Etymology: From puzzle + -ment. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|puzzle|ment}} puzzle + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} puzzlement (countable and uncountable, plural puzzlements)
  1. The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puzzlement-en-noun-DDLvLN-Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. A puzzle; something baffling. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-puzzlement-en-noun-602CSe34

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