Enigma — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

a difficult problem

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnˈɪɡmə/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnˈɪɡməɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnˈɪɡməɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛnˈɪɡmə/.

Examples

how it got out is a mystery
it remains one of nature's secrets

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mystery secret closed book brain-teaser conundrum riddle

Parts of Speech

noun	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained “how it got out is a mystery”
noun	a difficult problem

Word Forms

mysterious	adjective	of an obscure nature; ; ; ; - Rachel Carson
mystify	verb	be a mystery or bewildering to
enigmatic	adjective	not clear to the understanding
enigmatical	adjective	not clear to the understanding
riddle	verb	speak in riddles

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rätsel

etwas, das das Verständnis verwirrt und nicht erklärt werden kann

🇫🇷French

énigme

quelque chose qui déroute la compréhension et qui ne peut être expliqué

🇳🇱Dutch

raadsel

iets dat het begrip verbijstert en niet kan worden verklaard

🇷🇺Russian

загадка

что-то, что сбивает с толку понимание и не может быть объяснено

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पहेली

कुछ ऐसा जो समझने में भ्रमित करता है और जिसे समझाया नहीं जा सकता

🇧🇩Bengali

রহস্য

এমন কিছু যা বোধগম্য করে এবং ব্যাখ্যা করা যায় না

🇮🇳Tamil

புதிர்

புரிந்துகொள்ள முடியாத மற்றும் விளக்க முடியாத ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

చిక్కుముడి

అర్థం చేసుకోవడానికి అడ్డుపడే మరియు వివరించలేనిది

🇮🇳Marathi

रहस्य

असे काहीतरी जे समजण्यास गोंधळात टाकते आणि स्पष्ट केले जाऊ शकत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોયડો

કંઈક કે જે સમજને મૂંઝવે છે અને સમજાવી શકાતું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎನಿಗ್ಮಾ

ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ವಿವರಿಸಲಾಗದ ವಿಷಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രഹേളിക

ധാരണയെ തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതും വിശദീകരിക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്തതുമായ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਹੱਸ

ਕੁਝ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਜੋ ਸਮਝ ਨੂੰ ਹੈਰਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

معمہ

ایسی چیز جو سمجھ کو حیران کر دیتی ہے اور اس کی وضاحت نہیں کی جا سکتی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谜

难以理解且无法解释的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

エニグマ

理解を妨げ、説明できないもの

🇰🇷Korean

수수께끼

이해를 방해하고 설명할 수 없는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bí ẩn

điều gì đó khó hiểu và không thể giải thích được

🇹🇭Thai

ปริศนา

เป็นสิ่งที่ทำให้เข้าใจงงงันและไม่สามารถอธิบายได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

teka-teki

sesuatu yang membingungkan pemahaman dan tidak dapat dijelaskan

🇵🇭Filipino

palaisipan

bagay na nakalilito sa pag-unawa at hindi maipaliwanag

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لغز

شيء يحير الفهم ولا يمكن تفسيره

🇮🇷Persian

معما

چیزی که درک را مختل می کند و قابل توضیح نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

muamma

Anlamayı şaşırtan ve açıklanamayan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

חִידָה

משהו שמבלבל את ההבנה ואינו ניתן להסבר

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