bamboozle
To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someoneTo con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
» Don't let him bamboozle you into falling for his scam.
mailohilohi · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(informal, transitive)To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
beschwindeln, tricksen
обма́ныватьobmányvatʹ
(informal, transitive)To confuse, frustrate or perplex.
He's completely bamboozled by the changes in the computer system.
- conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
Examples
2 sentencesDon't let him bamboozle you into falling for his scam.
Don't try to bamboozle me.
Translations
7 languagesOrigin
Derivative of 17th-century vernacular bam (“to trick, to con”), which is a derivative of bDerivative of 17th-century vernacular bam (“to trick, to con”), which is a derivative of bam in noun use (fraudster, cheat). Possibly from French embobiner.
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Forms
bamboozles, bamboozling, bamboozled, bamboozled| Base form | bamboozle · to bamboozle |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bamboozles |
| Present participle | bamboozling |
| Past simple | bamboozled |
| Past participle | bamboozled |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
5 synonyms- conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end:snowhoodwinkpull the wool over someone's eyeslead by the noseplay false
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.