bamboozled

[ bam-boo-zuhld ]

/ bæmˈbu zəld /

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adjective

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.

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?"

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of bamboozle.

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Origin of bamboozled

bamboozle + -ed²

Words nearby bamboozled

bamboo network, bamboo shoots, bamboo turning, bamboo ware, bamboozle, bamboozled, B.A.Mus.Ed., ban, Banaba, Banaban, Banach space

How to use bamboozled in a sentence

To me, pseudoscience is somebody who uses the words of science in a superficial way to bamboozle people who don’t understand the science, which is most of us.
Outwitting the Grim Reaper - Issue 94: Evolving|Kevin Berger|December 23, 2020|Nautilus
Rather than gatekeepers, we have right-wing mob leaders out to make a buck and gain fame by bamboozling Americans.
Time to confront the right-wing myth-makers|Jennifer Rubin|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
Speaking of Bamboozled, every Halloween you hear a horror story of a celebrity in blackface costume.
Spike Lee on Blackface, ‘Oldboy,’ ’12 Years a Slave,’ and The Brooklyn Nets|Jimmy So|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Though certainly romantic on the subject, Booker has been neither corralled nor bamboozled.
Cory Booker Is Nobody's Dupe|Ben Karp|June 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Roseanne Barr thinks America has been “bamboozled and hoodwinked.”
Roseanne Barr: Why You Should Vote for Me for President|Abigail Pesta|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Conservatives were “bamboozled,” says former Texas GOP Chairman Tom Pauken.
Karl Rove's Flameout|Matt Latimer|October 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Here Waters had to confess herself bamboozled, and Maggie skipped off to bed with a very light heart.
The Little Princess of Tower Hill|L. T. Meade
Anthony was under his wife's thumb and Frances had been completely bamboozled by her dearest friend.
The Tree of Heaven|May Sinclair
He asked Lydia seriously what she should recommend doing, to make good citizens out of bamboozled aliens.
The Prisoner|Alice Brown
They worked directly under his direction, put forth the musical lures and decoys and the ignorant public was easily bamboozled.
Old Fogy|James Huneker
The land was all farmed out on shares, an' his farmers mostly bamboozled him the hull time.
The Christmas Story from David Harum|Edward Noyes Westcott

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