brainteaser

See also: brain-teaser

English

Alternative forms

• brain teaser, brain-teaser

Etymology

From brain +‎ teaser.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹeɪnˌtizɚ/

Noun

brainteaser (plural brainteasers)

1. (informal) A problem or puzzle devised to exercise the brain and mind.

   Synonym: brain-tickler

   She bought me a book of brainteasers, which is both entertaining and also supposedly good for decreasing dementia risk.

2. (informal) Any difficult problem or puzzle.

   Synonyms: stumper, puzzler, enigma

   Trying to figure out how to square this circle is a brainteaser to say the least.

Related terms

• brainteasing

Translations

brainteaser

Czech: hlavolam (cs) m, oříšek (cs) m German: Kopfnuss (de) f, Kopfnuß (de) f (obsolete spelling), Denkaufgabe f, Denksportaufgabe f, harte Nuss f, harte Nuß f (obsolete spelling), Knobelei f Greek: σπαζοκεφαλιά (el) f (spazokefaliá) Swahili: chemsha bongo (sw) Swedish: hjärngymnastik