bamboozlement

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noun

The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.

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Meanings

nounbamboozlement (countable and uncountable, plural bamboozlements)

plural bamboozlements

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled.

    This is bamboozlement of the highest order.

    2007 December 9, Robert H. Frank, “Reshaping the Debate on Raising Taxes”, in New York Times
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    "You're not trying to bamboozle me, are you?" He smiled and chanted, "No sir! There is no bamboozlement here. I have quoted you the correct fare."

    2001, Yan Martel, “Author's Note”, in The Life of Pi, →ISBN, page vii

Origin

From bamboozle + -ment.

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APA

bamboozlement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboozlement

MLA

“bamboozlement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboozlement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bamboozlement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bamboozlement.

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