Definition
Definition of bamboozling - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
- The magician's tricks were bamboozling to the audience.
2.
- The bamboozling advertisement led many to buy the product.
Origin of bamboozling
Unknown, possibly related to Scottish, bamboozle (to trick)
Examples of bamboozling in a sentence
Her explanation of the theory was utterly bamboozling. The bamboozling magician left the audience in awe. Her bamboozling tactics confused everyone at the meeting.
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- French:déroutant, fallacieux, ...
- German:verwirrend, betrügerisch, ...
- Italian:sconcertante, ingannevole, ...
- Spanish:confuso, engañoso, ...
- Portuguese:confuso, enganador, ...
- Chinese:令人困惑, 误导性, ...
- Japanese:混乱させる, 欺く, ...
- Arabic:مُرْبِك, مُخادِع, ...
- Hebrew:מְבַלְבֵּל, מַטְעֶה, ...
- Russian:запутывающий, обманчивый, ...
- Ukrainian:заплутуючий, обманний, ...
- Hindi:भ्रमित करने वाला, धोखेबाज़, ...
Definition of bamboozle - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
- He bamboozled his friends into buying fake tickets.
2.
- The instructions completely bamboozled the new employees.
Expressions with bamboozle
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trick someone so they do something they would not do
He bamboozled me into signing the contract.
trick someone into doing something they didn't plan
She bamboozled him into signing the contract.
Origin of bamboozle
Unknown, possibly related to French, embabouiner (to make a fool of)
Examples of bamboozle in a sentence
The salesman bamboozled them into buying a useless gadget. The magician's tricks bamboozled the audience. He tried to bamboozle me with technical jargon.
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- French:embobiner, embrouiller, ...
- German:täuschen, verwirren, ...
- Italian:ingannare, confondere, ...
- Spanish:engañar, desconcertar, ...
- Portuguese:enganar, confundir, ...
- Chinese:哄骗, 迷惑, ...
- Japanese:騙す, 混乱させる, ...
- Arabic:خَدَعَ, أَرْبَكَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהוֹנוֹת, לְבַלְבֵּל, ...
- Russian:обмануть, одурачить, ...
- Ukrainian:обдурити, заплутати, ...
- Hindi:धोखा देना, भ्रमित करना, ...
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