puzzling

• Beschreibt etwas, das verwirrend oder schwer zu verstehen ist; etwas, das Rätsel aufgibt oder unerklärlich erscheint.

Describes something that is confusing or difficult to understand.

1. Confusing or difficult to understandB2formal

   Causing confusion or difficulty in understanding; perplexing.

   Verwirrend

   • The instructions were puzzling and hard to follow.
   • Her sudden change in attitude was puzzling to everyone.
   • The detective found the case deeply puzzling.

   Synonymebafflingbewilderingconfusingenigmaticinexplicablemystifyingperplexingunfathomable

   Antonymeclearcomprehensibleevidentobviousplainstraightforwardunderstandable

2. Mysterious or enigmaticB2formal

   Having a quality that makes something seem mysterious or hard to explain.

   Rätselhaft

   • The ancient symbols were puzzling to the archaeologists.
   • His puzzling behavior left his friends worried.
   • The disappearance of the artifact remains puzzling.

   Synonymebafflingbewilderingconfusingenigmaticinexplicablemysteriousperplexingunfathomable

   Antonymeapparentclearcomprehensibleexplicitobviousplainstraightforwardtransparentunderstandable

• Verb, das ausdrückt, dass jemand verwirrt oder ratlos macht bzw. jemandem ein Rätsel aufgibt; ebenso für angestrengtes Nachdenken über etwas, um es zu verstehen.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing someone to feel confused or perplexed, or to think deeply about something in order to understand it.

1. Confuse or perplexB1formal

   To cause someone to feel confused or unable to understand something.

   Verwirren

   • The strange message puzzled the entire team.
   • Her sudden decision puzzled her friends.
   • The complex instructions puzzled the new employees.

   Synonymebafflebemusebewilderconfoundconfusedumbfoundmystifynonplusperplexstump

   Antonymeclarifyenlightenexplainilluminate

2. Think deeplyB1formal

   To think hard about something in order to understand or solve it.

   Grübeln

   • He puzzled over the crossword clue for hours.
   • She puzzled about the meaning of the ancient symbol.
   • They puzzled through the difficult math problem together.

   Synonymecogitatecontemplatedeliberatemeditatemullmuseponderreflectruminate

Phrasal-Variantenpuzzle outpuzzle over