confusticate
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of confusticate
First recorded in 1845–50; pseudo-Latinism formed from English confuse; used by J.R.R. Tolkien in The Hobbit
Example Sentences
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"I used to be confusticated," he confided, "but you know how these things go."
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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