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• past participle of bamboozle.
• past tense form of bamboozle.

bamboozled

American  

[bam-boo-zuhld] / bæmˈbu zəld /

adjective

1. deceived through trickery, flattery, or the like; hoodwinked.

   He feels there’s been a cover-up by the manufacturer and it’s his duty to bring it to the attention of a bamboozled public.

2. perplexed, mystified, or confused.

   I must have had a very bamboozled look on my face, because she gave me an impatient "What’s your problem, lady?"

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of bamboozle.

Etymology

Origin of bamboozled

bamboozle ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The gap between the two in qualifying in Monaco was a chasm at 0.394 seconds, and Russell said he was "a bit bamboozled".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Young adults aren’t confused or bamboozled by the risks they’re taking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

And some are genuinely bamboozled by what is going on - is it tension between McSweeney and the minister Darren Jones, now Starmer's right-hand man?

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

He has a well-earned reputation among journalists as a perpetual skeptic, someone who refuses to be bamboozled by hype, cope, spin, and anything in between.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025

“Very clever of you, sir, very clever, I personally would be utterly bamboozled by all those buttons and knobs,” said Dedalus.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling