Puzzled Meaning
/ˈpʌ.zl̩d/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjConfused or perplexed.
"They diſentangle from the puzzled ſkein / In vvhich obſcurity has vvrapp'd them up, / The threads of politic and ſhrevvd deſign / That ran through all his purpoſes, […]"— 1785, William Cowper, “Book III. The Garden.”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC, page 98:
verbsimple past and past participle of puzzle
Sentence Examples
The problem puzzled the public.
What puzzled us was that he said he would not attend the meeting.
I was puzzled about what to do next.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher was totally ____ by the student's strange question about gravity.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She looked completely ____ by the question and asked the teacher to repeat it more slowly.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher was totally ____ by the student's strange question about gravity.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She looked completely ____ by the question and asked the teacher to repeat it more slowly.