Mysterious - English meaning

adjective

Impossible to understand; perplexing.

Usage examples:

The crime is a baffling mystery for the police

verb

Totally bewilder or perplex.

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An unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone

adjective

Confusing or perplexing.

Usage examples:

There is a bewildering array of holidays to choose from

verb

Cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

Usage examples:

She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood

adjective

Very strange or unusual.

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A bizarre situation

adjective

Strange and unusual

Usage examples:

That party was too bizarre for me!

adjective

Bewildering or perplexing.

Usage examples:

Up on the sidewalks, new york was a confusing bedlam of sights and sounds

verb

Make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.

Usage examples:

Past and present blurred together, confusing her still further

adjective

Something that is confusing makes you feel confused because it is difficult to understand

Usage examples:

We have two people called paul james working here, so it's a bit confusing!, the instructions are r…

adjective

Eager to know or learn something.

Usage examples:

I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom

adjective

Interested in learning about people or things around you

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[ + to infinitive ] i’m curious to see what’s going to happen on the political scene., a curious fi…

adjective

With little or no light.

Usage examples:

It's too dark to see much

noun

The absence of light in a place.

Usage examples:

Carolyn was sitting in the dark

adjective

Causing laughter or amusement; humorous.

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A funny story

noun

Comic strips in newspapers.

Usage examples:

I read the sports page, funnies, and editorial

An account of an amusing incident

adjective

Impossible to pass through or enter.

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A dark, impenetrable forest

adjective

Impossible to enter or go through

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An impenetrable jungle, too many scholarly books are written in an impenetrable jargon.

adjective

Not able to be understood; not intelligible.

Usage examples:

A language which is incomprehensible to anyone outside the office

adjective

Unable to be explained or accounted for.

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For some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank

adjective

Utterly bewildering or perplexing.

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A mystifying phenomenon

verb

Utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).

Usage examples:

I was completely mystified by his disappearance

adjective

Very strange or impossible to explain

Usage examples:

After ten years her mystifying disappearance was still unexplained., the film tells the strange and…

adjective

Different to what is usual or expected; strange.

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The neighbours thought him very odd

adjective

Strange or unexpected

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An odd person, that’s odd – i thought i left my glasses on the table but they’re not here., he’s go…

adjective

Different to what is normal or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

He gave her some very peculiar looks

noun

A parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop.

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Deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably westminster abbey and windsor

adjective

Unusual and strange

Usage examples:

The copy editor will check type size and technical details to see if anything looks peculiar., kath…

adjective

Completely baffling; very puzzling.

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A perplexing problem

verb

Make (someone) feel completely baffled.

Usage examples:

She was perplexed by her husband's moodiness

adjective

Confusing, often because you do not know how to solve something

Usage examples:

They find the company's attitude perplexing and unreasonable., the rise in childhood mental illness…

adjective

Causing one to be puzzled; perplexing.

Usage examples:

Only one very puzzling question remains unanswered

verb

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

Usage examples:

She was puzzled by the doctor's manner

adjective

Difficult to explain or understand

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It's a rather puzzling film., a puzzling situation

adjective

Strange; odd.

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She had a queer feeling that they were being watched

verb

(of a person) homosexual.

adjective

Unusual or strange

Usage examples:

She had a queer expression on her face.

adjective

Unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain.

Usage examples:

Children have some strange ideas

adjective

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.

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An uncanny feeling that she was being watched

adjective

Strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain

Usage examples:

He has an uncanny ability to pick a winner., barb’s uncanny resemblance to tia is scary.

adjective

Unable to be explained or accounted for.

Usage examples:

He was subject to unexplainable rages

adjective

Suggesting something supernatural; unearthly.

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Weird, inhuman sounds

noun

A person's destiny.

verb

Induce a sense of disbelief or alienation in someone.

Usage examples:

Blue eyes weirded him out, and ivan's were especially creepy