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enigma — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Enigma noun A person or thing that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to understand.
  • puzzle verb To confuse or mystify someone.
  • riddle noun A question or statement phrased puzzlingly, meant to be solved for fun or as a test of wit.

Senses

enigma is used for these senses in English:

  • enigma Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
  • enigma A riddle, or a difficult problem.
  • puzzle Anything that is difficult to understand or make sense of.
  • puzzle A riddle.
  • riddle A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.

puzzle — full definition

  1. verb To confuse or mystify someone.
  2. verb To think hard about something confusing in order to work it out.
  3. noun A game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.

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