# puzzlement

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #76,246

## Definitions
1. The confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment.
2. A puzzle; something baffling.

## Etymology
From puzzle + -ment.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/puzzlement