13
puzzlement(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
13
enigma(noun, trouble, challenge, question, secret)
11
riddle(noun, trouble, challenge, question, secret)
10
mystery(noun, trouble, challenge, secret, puzzle)
9
perplexity(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
8
confusion(noun, state, trouble, concern, anxiety)
8
obfuscation
7
befuddlement(noun, confusion, uncertainty, awareness, perplexity)
7
bewilderment(noun, trouble, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
6
bafflement(noun, confusion, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment)
6
bemusement(noun, uncertainty, perplexity, bewilderment, puzzlement)
6
closed book(noun, expression, trouble, challenge, question)
6
conundrum(noun, trouble, challenge, question, secret)
6
why(noun, trouble, challenge, question, secret)
5
astonishment(noun, trouble, difficulty, uncertainty, mistake)
5
concealment(falsehood, concealment, unintelligibility)
5
deception(noun, trick, charm, nonsense)
5
problem(noun, trouble, challenge, question, secret)
5
puzzle(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
5
quandary(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
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