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bewilder, perplex, puzzle, puzzle
bewilder (bi WIL duhr) (verb)
To confuse, to perplex, or to lose one's bearings: The many choices of activities in the city served only to bewilder the traveler.
perplex (puhr PLEKS) (verb)
To be unable to think logically or clearly about something; to make intricate or involved: The situation served only to perplex and to confuse the two sisters.
puzzle (PUZ uhl) (noun)
1. A question or problem that requires thought, skill, or cleverness to be answered or solved: Researchers are close to finding a solution, but they haven't found the final pieces of the puzzle.
2. A problem or situation that is difficult to solve: On Saturday afternoon, the family worked on the crossword puzzle that was in the newspaper.

The cause of the accident was a real puzzle for the investigators to resolve.

puzzle (PUZ uhl) (verb)
To confuse people or to be difficult for anyone to understand: The crime continued to puzzle the police.

This word puzzle in the newspaper is going to perplex Clarence for a long time. There are several possible right answers and it will continue to bewilder him until he asks for help so he can finish the puzzle.

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Word Entries at Get Words: “bewilder”
bewilder (verb), bewilders; bewildered; bewildering
1. To cause someone to be confused, flustered, or perplexed: While Shirley was driving to another city, she was bewildered by the road signs and had to stop and check her map.
2. Etymology: from the late 17th century, be-, "thoroughly" + archaic or obsolete wilder, "to lead astray, to lure into the wilds" of unknown origin.
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