5
obfuscation
5
wonder(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
4
amazement
4
distraction(noun, confusion, question, uncertainty, turmoil)
4
nonplus
4
secret(noun, trouble, challenge, question, puzzle)
3
abashment(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
3
daze(noun, confusion, uncertainty, muddle, awareness)
3
discombobulation(noun, confusion, uncertainty, muddle, awareness)
3
discomfiture(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, embarrassment)
3
maze(noun, confusion, question, uncertainty, puzzle)
3
perturbation(noun, confusion, uncertainty, turmoil, surprise)
3
question(problem, secret, puzzle, obscurity, knot)
3
stumper(question, secret, puzzle, obscurity, knot)
3
teaser(noun, question, secret, puzzle, mystery)
2
bewilderedness(noun, confusion, uncertainty, muddle, awareness)
2
brainteaser(noun, question, secret, puzzle, obscurity)
2
crux(question, secret, puzzle, obscurity, knot)
2
cryptogram(question, secret, puzzle, obscurity, knot)
2
dilemma(noun, trouble, concern, anxiety, confusion)
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