Enigma - English meaning

noun

A confusing and difficult problem or question.

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One of the most difficult conundrums for the experts

noun

Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.

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The mysteries of outer space

noun

A handicraft or trade, especially when referred to in indentures.

noun

Something strange or unknown which has not yet been explained or understood

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[ c ] despite years of study, sleepwalking remains a mystery., [ u ] the details of the scandal are…

noun

A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true.

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The uncertainty principle leads to all sorts of paradoxes, like the particles being in two places a…

noun

A statement or situation that may be true but seems impossible or difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics

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It’s a strange paradox that people who say you shouldn’t criticize the government criticize it as s…

noun

A person who poses; a poseur.

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‘canned hunts’ are for phonies and posers and dandy boys.

noun

A difficult or perplexing question or problem.

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She throws the question back with the poser, ‘why not?’

noun

A problem or question that is difficult to solve or answer

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Who was the last woman to win three olympic gold medals? that's quite a poser.

noun

A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

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They have financial problems

adjective

Denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others.

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Practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens

noun

Something that causes difficulty or that is hard to deal with

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Financing the camp’s athletic program is a problem., he has a serious health problem., i’m having p…

verb

Cause (someone) to feel confused because they cannot understand something.

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She was puzzled by the doctor's manner

noun

A game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge.

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Those who solve this puzzle in the shortest time are eligible for awards

noun

Something that is difficult to understand

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Their son is a puzzle to them., the police are trying to solve the puzzle of who sent them the lett…

noun

A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

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Kate was in a quandary

noun

A state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved

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I’ve had two job offers, and i’m in a real quandary about/over which one to accept.

noun

A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.

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We hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions

verb

Ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context.

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Four men were being questioned about the killings

verb

A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

noun

A question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning.

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They started asking riddles and telling jokes

verb

Speak in or pose riddles.

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He who knows not how to riddle

noun

A large coarse sieve, especially one used for separating ashes from cinders or sand from gravel.

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For inside the mill, the shelling stones began to turn, the riddles (large-meshed sieves) rhythmica…

noun

A puzzling question.

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This one's a stumper

noun

A person who makes fun of or provokes others in a playful or unkind way.

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In an odd way, both the teasers and supporters appear to help youths keep pledges.

noun

→  teaser ad

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The government should ban unfair teasers that encourage people to make risky investments.