Mystifier — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪstɪfˌaɪɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪstɪfˌaɪə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪstɪfˌaɪə/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɪstɪfˌaɪɚ/.

Examples

he loved to solve chessmate puzzles
that's a real puzzler

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

puzzler teaser puzzle

Parts of Speech

noun	a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution “he loved to solve chessmate puzzles”

Word Forms

puzzle	verb	be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
mystify	verb	be a mystery or bewildering to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mystifizierer

ein besonders verwirrendes Problem, für das es angeblich eine richtige Lösung gibt

🇫🇷French

mystificateur

un problème particulièrement déroutant qui aurait une solution correcte

🇪🇸Spanish

desconcertante

un problema particularmente desconcertante que se dice que tiene una solución correcta

🇮🇹Italian

mistificatore

un problema particolarmente sconcertante che si dice abbia una soluzione corretta

🇳🇱Dutch

verbijstering

een bijzonder verbijsterend probleem waarvoor naar verluidt een juiste oplossing bestaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

mistificador

um problema particularmente desconcertante que se diz ter uma solução correta

🇷🇺Russian

мистификатор

особенно трудная задача, которая, как говорят, имеет правильное решение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रहस्यमय

एक विशेष रूप से परेशान करने वाली समस्या जिसके बारे में कहा जाता है कि इसका सही समाधान है

🇧🇩Bengali

রহস্যময়

একটি বিশেষভাবে বিস্ময়কর সমস্যা যার সঠিক সমাধান আছে বলে বলা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மர்மமாக்கி

சரியான தீர்வு இருப்பதாகக் கூறப்படும் குறிப்பாக குழப்பமான பிரச்சனை

🇮🇳Telugu

మిస్టిఫైయర్

సరైన పరిష్కారాన్ని కలిగి ఉన్న ప్రత్యేకించి అడ్డుపడే సమస్య

🇮🇳Marathi

मिस्टिफायर

विशेषत: गोंधळात टाकणारी समस्या ज्याला योग्य उपाय असल्याचे म्हटले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મિસ્ટિફાયર

ખાસ કરીને ચોંકાવનારી સમસ્યા કે જેનો સાચો ઉકેલ હોવાનું કહેવાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿಸ್ಟಿಫೈಯರ್

ಸರಿಯಾದ ಪರಿಹಾರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಗೊಂದಲಮಯ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിസ്റ്റിഫയർ

ശരിയായ പരിഹാരമുണ്ടെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്ന പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അമ്പരപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പ്രശ്നം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਹੱਸਮਈ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਹੈਰਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਹੱਲ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پراسرار

ایک خاص طور پر حیران کن مسئلہ جس کے بارے میں کہا جاتا ہے کہ اس کا صحیح حل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

神秘主义者

一个特别令人费解的问题，据说有正确的解决方案

🇯🇵Japanese

神秘主義者

正しい解決策があると言われている特に不可解な問題

🇰🇷Korean

신비주의자

올바른 해결책이 있다고 알려진 특히 당혹스러운 문제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người làm bí ẩn

một vấn đề đặc biệt khó hiểu được cho là có giải pháp chính xác

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ลึกลับ

ปัญหาน่าสับสนอย่างยิ่งที่กล่าวกันว่ามีวิธีแก้ไขที่ถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ahli mistik

masalah yang sangat membingungkan yang dikatakan memiliki solusi yang tepat

🇲🇾Malay

penyejuk hati

masalah yang sangat membingungkan yang dikatakan mempunyai penyelesaian yang betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محير

مشكلة محيرة بشكل خاص يقال أن لها حلاً صحيحًا

🇮🇷Persian

رمز و راز

یک مشکل به خصوص گیج کننده که گفته می شود راه حل درستی دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

gizemli kimse

Doğru bir çözümü olduğu söylenen özellikle kafa karıştırıcı bir problem

🇮🇱Hebrew

מסתורין

בעיה מביכה במיוחד שאומרים שיש לה פתרון נכון

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