4
phenomenon(noun, experience, wonder, fact, occurrence)
4
anomaly(noun, event, experience, puzzle, fact)
4
knotty point(noun, expression, idiom, difficulty, question)
4
vexed question(noun, expression, idiom, difficulty, question)
3
antinomy(noun, question, problem, puzzle, riddle)
3
foolishness(noun, question, problem, puzzle, absurdity)
3
poser(noun, difficulty, question, problem, puzzle)
3
secret(noun, trouble, challenge, question, puzzle)
3
teaser(noun, question, puzzle, riddle)
3
Non sequitur(noun, expression, deception, mistake, error)
3
antithesis(noun, expression, style, reverse, image)
3
catch-22(noun, situation, puzzle, contradiction)
3
disproportion(noun, question, problem, puzzle, variation)
3
disproportionateness(noun, question, problem, puzzle, variation)
3
incompatibility(noun, question, problem, puzzle, riddle)
3
inconsonance(noun, question, problem, puzzle, variation)
3
reversal(noun, question, problem, puzzle, contradiction)
2
difficulty(noun, situation, problem, secret, adversity)
2
brain-teaser(noun, trouble, challenge, question, puzzle)
2
catch(noun, puzzle, absurdity, inconsistency, contradiction)
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