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conundrum

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Learn the meaning of conundrum with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

conundrum

(noun)

Meaning

a confusing or difficult problem

Example

"The math question presented a real conundrum for the students."

Synonyms

puzzleenigmamystery

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'conundrum', possibly meaning 'a riddle'.