head-scratching
head-scratching · head-scratchings
недоумение, замешательство, путаница
Fassungslosigkeit, Verblüfftheit, Verdutztheit
ConfusionConfusion.
UK/ˈhɛdskɹatʃɪŋ/US/ˈhɛdskɹætʃɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Confusion.
Origin
head + scratching, from the fact that many people scratch the side of their head when confhead + scratching, from the fact that many people scratch the side of their head when confused.
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Forms
plural: head-scratchingsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedbeard-stroking