1. to trick or deceive someone, often in a playful or clever way
Usage: informal; past tense and past participle of bamboozle
2. to confuse someone completely
Usage: informal; past tense and past participle of bamboozle

Examples

• The magician bamboozled the audience with his incredible tricks.
• I was completely bamboozled by the complicated instructions.
• The con artist bamboozled several tourists out of their money.
• She felt bamboozled by all the technical jargon in the manual.
• The students were bamboozled by the professor’s confusing explanation.
• Don’t let yourself get bamboozled by false advertising.
• He bamboozled his way into the exclusive party.