NOUN | cognition | mystery, enigma, secret, closed book | something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained |
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communication | mystery, mystery story, whodunit | a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie |
Sounds | mih'steriy | |
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Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... |
Meaning | Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained. | |
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Example | "how it got out is a mystery" | |
Synonyms | enigma, secret, closed book | |
Broader | perplexity | Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity |
Spanish | enigma, misterio | |
Catalan | enigma, misteri | |
Adjectives | mysterious | having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence |
mysterious | of an obscure nature | |
Verbs | mystify | make mysterious |
mystify | be a mystery or bewildering to |
Meaning | A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie. | |
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Synonyms | mystery story, whodunit | |
Narrower | detective story | A narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution |
murder mystery | A narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered | |
Broader | story | A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events |
Spanish | historia de misterio, thriller, whodunit | |
Catalan | història de misteri, thriller |
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