Puzzler — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʌzlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʌzlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʌzlə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʌzlɚ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

teaser puzzle mystifier

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

🇫🇷French

casse-tête

un problème particulièrement déroutant qui aurait une solution correcte

🇪🇸Spanish

enigma

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

🇮🇹Italian

puzzle

un problema particolarmente sconcertante che si dice abbia una soluzione corretta

🇳🇱Dutch

puzzelaar

een bijzonder verbijsterend probleem waarvoor naar verluidt een juiste oplossing bestaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

quebra-cabeças

um problema particularmente desconcertante que se diz ter uma solução correta

🇷🇺Russian

головоломка

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

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गूढ़

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

🇧🇩Bengali

ধাঁধাঁবাজ

একটি বিশেষভাবে বিস্ময়কর সমস্যা যার সঠিক সমাধান আছে বলে বলা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

புதிர் செய்பவர்

சரியான தீர்வு இருப்பதாகக் கூறப்படும் குறிப்பாக குழப்பமான பிரச்சனை

🇮🇳Telugu

పజ్లర్

సరైన పరిష్కారాన్ని కలిగి ఉన్న ప్రత్యేకించి అడ్డుపడే సమస్య

🇮🇳Marathi

कोडे करणारा

विशेषत: गोंधळात टाकणारी समस्या ज्याला योग्य उपाय असल्याचे म्हटले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોયડો

ખાસ કરીને ચોંકાવનારી સમસ્યા કે જેનો સાચો ઉકેલ હોવાનું કહેવાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಗಟುಗಾರ

ಸರಿಯಾದ ಪರಿಹಾರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಗೊಂದಲಮಯ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പസ്ലർ

ശരിയായ പരിഹാരമുണ്ടെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്ന പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അമ്പരപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പ്രശ്നം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਝਾਰਤ

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

🇵🇰Urdu

پہیلی

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

益智游戏

一个特别令人费解的问题，据说有正确的解决方案

🇯🇵Japanese

パズラー

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

수수께끼

올바른 해결책이 있다고 알려진 특히 당혹스러운 문제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người đánh đố

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

🇹🇭Thai

ปริศนา

ปัญหาน่าสับสนอย่างยิ่งที่กล่าวกันว่ามีวิธีแก้ไขที่ถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

soal kusut

masalah yang sangat membingungkan yang dikatakan memiliki solusi yang tepat

🇵🇭Filipino

palaisipan

isang partikular na nakalilitong problema na sinasabing may tamang solusyon

🇲🇾Malay

tukang kusut

masalah yang sangat membingungkan yang dikatakan mempunyai penyelesaian yang betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللغز

مشكلة محيرة بشكل خاص يقال أن لها حلاً صحيحًا

🇮🇷Persian

گیج کننده

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

🇹🇷Turkish

bilinmez

Doğru bir çözümü olduğu söylenen özellikle kafa karıştırıcı bir problem

🇮🇱Hebrew

חידה

בעיה מביכה במיוחד שאומרים שיש לה פתרון נכון

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