mystery
/'mistəri/
Definition
- Noun:
- A story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel, play, or movie: A genre of fiction where the plot revolves around solving a puzzle, typically a crime.
- Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained: An event, situation, or phenomenon that is difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or know about.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Story Genre):
- She loves to read a good mystery before bed.
- The film is a classic murder mystery set on a train.
- Noun (Unexplained Thing):
- The disappearance of the ancient civilization remains a great mystery.
- It's a mystery to me how he always arrives on time.
Advanced Usage
- "to be shrouded/veiled in mystery": to be completely unknown or not understood.
- The origins of the artifact are shrouded in mystery.
- "to make a mystery of something": to treat something as if it is secret or puzzling when it is not.
- There's no need to make a mystery of the schedule; it's posted online.
Variants and Related Words
- Mysterious (adj): difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.
- The lights in the old house had a mysterious glow.
- Mystify (verb): to utterly bewilder or perplex.
- The magician's trick completely mystified the audience.
Synonyms
- Enigma: A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
- Puzzle: Something that is difficult to understand or explain; a mystery.
- Conundrum: A confusing and difficult problem or question.
Related Phrases
- Mystery tour: A journey to an unspecified destination.
- The school organized a mystery tour for the students.
- Mystery shopper: A person hired to anonymously visit and evaluate a business's services.
- She works part-time as a mystery shopper for restaurants.
Related Idioms
- "It's no mystery": It is easy to understand or explain.
- It's no mystery why she's tired; she has three young children.
- "A mystery wrapped in an enigma": Used to describe something extremely mysterious and difficult to comprehend. (A common variation of Winston Churchill's phrase).
- The new CEO's plans for the company are a mystery wrapped in an enigma.
Noun
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a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
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something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
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how it got out is a mystery
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it remains one of nature's secrets
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