OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 17086

conundrum

/kəˈnʌn.dɹəm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
acertijo • adivinanza
A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
Besides assisting in unravelling these two etymological conundrums, the present research also made an effort to approach a greater accuracy in presenting the original sources of bo…
“Why should I understand that, or anything else?” asked the girl. “Don’t bother my head by asking conundrums, I beg of you. Just let me discover myself in my own way.”
dilema • enigma • interrogante
A difficult choice or decision that must be made.
2004, Martha Stewart, statement read before being sentenced to five months in prison And while I am more concerned about the well-being of others than for myself, more hurt for the…
Herb was initially overcome by Jakarta ('The impressions of noise, chaos, tremendous crowdedness and I suppose whitelessness were perhaps the strongest, and I felt something of a s…
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