brainteaser
noun [C] /ˈbreɪnˌtiː.zər/
/-zɚ/ (also teaser)Definition
› a problem for which it is hard to find the answer, especially one which people enjoy trying to solve as a game: The paper publishes two brainteasers every Saturday.Difficult things and peoplePreventing and impeding
(Definition of brainteaser noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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