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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  puzzle \puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. puzzled (p[u^]z"z'ld);
     p. pr. & vb. n. puzzling (p[u^]z"zl[i^]ng).]
     1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand;
        to nonplus.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous
              in puzzling others.                   --Dr. H. More.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his
              own blunders.                         --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make intricate; to entangle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,
              Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out;
        as, to puzzle out a mystery.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See
          Embarrass.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  puzzled
       adj : filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those
             remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying
             goodbye" [syn: at a loss(p), nonplused, nonplussed]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  puzzled
     a.
     confused or perplexed.
     vb.
     (infl of en puzzle  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  puzzled
     a.
     confused or perplexed.
     vb.
     (infl of en puzzle  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  puzzled
     a.
     confused or perplexed.
     vb.
     (infl of en puzzle  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  puzzled
     a.
     confused or perplexed.
     vb.
     (infl of en puzzle  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  puzzled
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p uzzle d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  puzzled
     Engelska a.
     förbryllad, villrådig
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb puzzle)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Puzzled /pˈʌzəld/
  مشوّش

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  puzzled /pˈʌzəld/ 
  zmatený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puzzled /pˈʌzəld/
  vor ein Rätsel gestellt, ratlos gemacht
        "be stumped/baffled/mystified/puzzled"  - mit seinem Latein/seiner Weisheit am Ende sein
        "This phenomenon had us stumped/baffled/mystified/puzzled."  - Dieses Phänomen stellte uns vor ein Rätsel.
     Synonyms: stumped, baffled, mystified
  
   see: stump sb., baffle sb., mystify sb., puzzle sb., stumping, baffling, mystifying, puzzling
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puzzled /pˈʌzəld/
  irritiert, verwirrt
     Synonyms: bewildered, bemused
  
   see: bewilder sb., bemuse sb., puzzle sb., bewildering, bemusing, puzzling, he/she bemuses
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puzzled /pˈʌzəld/
  geknobelt, gegrübelt
     Synonyms: speculated, thought
  
   see: puzzle, speculate, think, puzzling, speculating, thinking
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puzzled /pˈʌzəld/
  gerätselt
     Synonym: racked one's brains
  
   see: puzzle, rack one's brains, puzzling, racking one's brains
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  puzzled /pˈʌzəld/
  verblüfft
        "be puzzled about sth."  - etw. nicht verstehen
     Synonyms: mystified, foxed
  
   see: mystify sb., puzzle sb., fox sb., mystifying, puzzling, foxing
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  puzzled //ˈpʌ.zl̩d// 
  hämmentynyt, ymmällään
  confused or perplexed

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  puzzled /pˈʌzəld/
  zbunjen

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  puzzled //ˈpʌ.zl̩d// 
  förbryllad, villrådig
  confused or perplexed

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpəzəɫd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  85 Moby Thesaurus words for "puzzled":
     addled, agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, annoyed, anxious,
     astonished, astounded, at a loss, at gaze, awed, awestruck,
     baffled, bamboozled, beat, beguiled, beset, bewildered, bewitched,
     bothered, breathless, buffaloed, captivated, confounded, dazed,
     distressed, dumbfounded, dumbstruck, embarrassed, enchanted,
     enraptured, enravished, enthralled, entranced, fascinated,
     flabbergasted, floored, fuddled, gaping, gauping, gazing, harassed,
     hypnotized, in a dilemma, in awe, in awe of, in suspense,
     inconvenienced, irked, licked, lost in wonder, marveling,
     mesmerized, muddled, mystified, nonplussed, on tenterhooks,
     open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed, perplexed, perturbed, plagued,
     popeyed, put to it, rapt in wonder, sore beset, spellbound,
     staggered, staring, stuck, stumped, stupefied, surprised, thrown,
     thunderstruck, troubled, under a charm, vexed, wide-eyed,
     wonder-struck, wondering, worried
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 困惑;
  vbl. 困惑;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 困惑
     vbl. 困惑

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