mystery

/ˈmɪs.tə.ɹi/

nounmys · ter · y

Think: “MISS + TERRY” — MISS TERRY loves a good mystery.

Yes, it's mystery. Watch the middle: it’s **-ster-** (not **-str-** or **-stir-**), and it ends with **-ery**.

Definitions

  1. nounsomething that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain
  2. nouna story, movie, or book about a puzzling event (often a crime) that must be solved

Examples

  • The disappearance of the keys remained a mystery all day.
  • We read a mystery novel and tried to guess the ending.
  • How the magician did the trick is still a mystery to me.

Synonyms

puzzleriddleenigmasecretwhodunit

Antonyms

certaintyexplanationsolution

Translations

ES misterioPT mistérioFR mystère

Common misspellings

misterymystreymystorymystarymysteriemisteriemysteryemysteryy

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