bamboozle
/bæmˈbuzəl/
verb
- To trick or deceive someone, often by confusing them.
- Don't let his smooth talk bamboozle you into believing his lies.
- She felt bamboozled by the complicated contract she signed.
- The scammer tried to bamboozle the old man into giving away his savings.
- To confuse or puzzle someone completely.
- I was bamboozled by the instructions for assembling the furniture.
- His sudden change of plans bamboozled everyone in the group.
- The math problem totally bamboozled the students.