mystery
/ˈmɪstəri/ nounTranslation
STRANGE EVENT [C, U] › something strange or unknown that cannot be explained or understood
giz, sır, esrar, muamma, gizem
an unsolved mystery He never gave up hope that he would solve the mystery of his son's disappearance. He's out of work, so how he pays his rent is a mystery to me (= I cannot explain it).1073750STORY [C] › a story, often about a crime, in which the strange events that happen are explained at the end
esrar, muamma
a murder mystery 2351199(Definition of mystery noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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