Mystery - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmɪstrɪ|  American pronunciation of the word mystery
Brit.  |ˈmɪst(ə)rɪ|  British pronunciation of the word mystery

noun

- something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained (syn: enigma, secret)
how it got out is a mystery
- a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie (syn: whodunit)

Extra examples

The mystery deepens.

It was a mystery to me.

Her disappearance poses a real mystery.

Twenty years after the event, his death remains a mystery.

The way her mind worked was always a mystery to him.

'Why did he do it?' 'I don't know. It's a complete mystery.'

The police never solved the mystery of Gray's disappearance.

But why would anyone want to kill Jack? The mystery deepened.

What happened to the paintings after that is an unsolved mystery.

I don't know how he got the job - it's one of life's little mysteries.

How life began on Earth is one of the great mysteries of science.

Her dark glasses gave her an air of mystery.

Annie knew that there was some mystery surrounding her birth.

The circumstances of his death were veiled in mystery.

Who was the mystery woman spotted on board the yacht with the prince?

Word forms

noun
singular: mystery
plural: mysteries
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