verb
- to confuse or perplex; to bewilder
Usage: informal; chiefly North American
Examples
- The complicated instructions completely bumfuzzled me.
- Don't let the jargon bumfuzzle you; it's simpler than it sounds.
- The magician's trick bumfuzzled the entire audience.
- I was bumfuzzled by the sudden change in plans.
- The confusing directions bumfuzzled even the experienced driver.
- She tried to explain the concept, but it only bumfuzzled him further.