bamboozlement

noun

Definition of bamboozlementnext
as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty their bamboozlement is understandable, considering the lame instructions they got

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  1. confusion
  2. fog
  3. tangle
Noun
  • For their colleagues, the result is confusion, mistrust and frustration.
    Jonathan Gill, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • According to interviews from The Classic TV History Blog, the actual event took place in Texas and used a truck instead of a helicopter despite some confusion about the origins among the show's personnel.
    Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of confusion
Noun
  • As a man estranged from his family who loses himself in his work, Law portrays Husk as someone easy to underestimate, seemingly adrift in a fog of booze and self-pity, yet driven by a professionalism who can nevertheless rise to the occasion when needed.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Set a gift budget In the fog of holiday shopping, no amount of spending seems quite enough.
    Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of fog
Noun
  • The latest tangle between the parties occurred last night when Alex Soros—son of billionaire investor and entrepreneur George Soros—responded to an article about the popular vote count during the election.
    BYEleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Prior to the opening of the trail, the site of the northern headquarters of the 40,000-acre cattle ranch operation was little more than a few acres of nameless bullet-riddled stuff wrapped in a tangle of barbed wire.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of tangle
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