head-scratching
head-scratching · more head-scratching · most head-scratching
verwirrend, irreführend, verblüffend
Confusing, perplexing, puzzlingConfusing, perplexing, puzzling.
UK/ˈhɛdskɹatʃɪŋ/US/ˈhɛdskɹætʃɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Confusing, perplexing, puzzling.
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
more head-scratching, most head-scratching| Comparative | more head-scratching Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most head-scratching Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.