Meanings
nounbrain-teaser (plural brain-teasers)
plural brain-teasers
- A complex riddle or puzzle.
Synonyms: brain-tickler
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA complex riddle or puzzle.
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Translations
Bulgarian главоблъсканица
- главоблъсканица (glavoblăskanica)a complex riddle or puzzle
Chinese Mandarin 腦筋急轉彎 /脑筋急转弯
- 腦筋急轉彎 /脑筋急转弯 (nǎojīn jízhuǎnwān)a complex riddle or puzzle
Danish hjernegymnastik, hjernevrider
- hjernegymnastika complex riddle or puzzle
- hjernevridera complex riddle or puzzle
Finnish aivopähkinä
- aivopähkinäa complex riddle or puzzle
French casse-tête
- casse-têtea complex riddle or puzzle
German Denksportaufgabe, Kopfnuss
- Denksportaufgabea complex riddle or puzzle
- Kopfnussa complex riddle or puzzle
Icelandic gestaþraut
- gestaþrauta complex riddle or puzzle
Italian rompicapo
- rompicapoa complex riddle or puzzle
Polish łamigłówka, rozkmina
- łamigłówkaa complex riddle or puzzle
- rozkminaa complex riddle or puzzle
Portuguese quebra-cabeças
- quebra-cabeçasa complex riddle or puzzle
Russian головоло́мка
- головоло́мка (golovolómka)a complex riddle or puzzle
Swahili chemsha bongo
- chemsha bongoa complex riddle or puzzle
Swedish kluring, hjärngympa
- kluringa complex riddle or puzzle
- hjärngympaa complex riddle or puzzle
- hjärngymnastika complex riddle or puzzle
- tankenöta complex riddle or puzzle
Cite this entry
APA
brain-teaser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain-teaser
MLA
“brain-teaser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain-teaser. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brain-teaser,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain-teaser.
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