mystery


Definition: Meaning of, mystery in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɪst(ə)ri /

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  1. [countable usually singular] an event, situation etc that people do not understand or cannot explain because they do not know enough about it
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  2. [uncountable] the quality that something or someone has when they seem strange, secret, or difficult to understand or explain
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  3. [countable usually plural] a subject, activity etc that is very complicated, secret, or difficult to understand, and that people want to learn about
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  4. [countable] also murder mystery a story, film, or play about a murder, in which you are not told who the murderer is until the end
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  1. used to describe someone or something that people do not recognize or know anything about, especially when this causes great interest
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mystery used in phrases

  • Mystery of Edwin Drood, The
    1. the last novel by Charles DICKENS, which was unfinished when he died in 1870
  • murder mystery (noun)
    1. a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered
  • mystery novel (noun)
    1. novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end
  • mystery play (noun)
    1. a religious play from the Middle Ages, based on a story from the Bible
  • mystery shopper (noun)
    1. someone whose job is to visit different shops, pretending to be someone who is buying something, but who is really collecting information about what goods people buy and why they buy them. The information is used when planning how to sell a particular product.
  • mystery story (noun)
    1. usually murder a story about a crime presented as a novel, play or movie
  • mystery tour (noun)
    1. a trip, usually by bus, in which people do not know exactly where they will be taken
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