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bepuzzlement

bepuzzlement noun: perplexity.

Noun

bepuzzlement (uncountable)

  1. Perplexity.
    • He paused and regarded his listeners. The bepuzzlement in their faces was delicious. Also, there was awe in their faces.1908 February 19, Jack London, chapter 9, in The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC

Origin of bepuzzlement

From bepuzzle + -ment.

Questions about bepuzzlement

What does bepuzzlement mean?
Bepuzzlement means perplexity.
What part of speech is bepuzzlement?
Bepuzzlement is a noun.

Words near bepuzzlement in the dictionary

  1. bepurpled
  2. bepurples
  3. bepurpling
  4. bepuzzle
  5. bepuzzled
  6. bepuzzlement
  7. bepuzzles
  8. bepuzzling
  9. Beqa
  10. Beqaa
  11. bequeath

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