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whodunit

/huːˈdʌnɪt/

/huˈdʌnɪt/

Translations

whodunitnoun

whodunits

/huːˈdʌnɪt/

/huˈdʌnɪt/

I love reading a good whodunit on a rainy day.

Я люблю читать хороший детектив в дождливый день.

Additional translations

криминальная загадка

детективная история

Synonyms

detective story

crime novel

whodunitadjective

/huːˈdʌnɪt/

/huˈdʌnɪt/

Used attributively to describe works or elements characteristic of a mystery with a concealed perpetrator.

whodunitnoun

A mystery or detective story, especially one involving a murder, where the identity of the perpetrator is not revealed until the end.

The novel was a classic whodunit, keeping readers guessing until the final chapter.

whodunitadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a mystery story in which the identity of the perpetrator is concealed until the end.

The film has a distinctly whodunit vibe that keeps audiences engaged.