Puzzlement and Tangle

Puzzlement

Puzzlement noun - A state of mental uncertainty.
Usage example: her explanation did little to relieve his puzzlement

Tangle and puzzlement are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tangle" instead a noun "Puzzlement".

Nearby Words: puzzle, puzzling, puzzled, puzzler

Tangle

Tangle noun - A state of mental uncertainty.
Usage example: my mind's been in a tangle ever since I learned some disturbing information about an online acquaintance

Puzzlement and tangle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Puzzlement" instead a noun "Tangle".

Nearby Words: tangled, tangling, tangly
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