Definition of bamboozlement in English:
bamboozlement
noun bamˈbuːz(ə)lm(ə)ntbæmˈbuzəlmənt
mass nouninformal A state of deception or mystification.
wave after wave of bamboozlement is in store as these stories unfold
Example sentencesExamples
- The economy for its success requires organized public bamboozlement.
- Let's see if there's any way to get the media and various other members of the capital's elect to avoid another round of self-administered bamboozlement.
- I'm especially pleased that he's been such a strong and cogent voice on Social Security since we are sure to face a new tide of bamboozlement in the week ahead.
- An eye catching assistant often relieves the magician from the drudgery of bamboozlement.
- This short play is as fine a specimen as an audience seeking bamboozlement could wish.
- The short lesson is that no amount of bamboozlement and bluster will save politicians - or political operatives - when reality contradicts them.
- Much of this desperate bamboozlement looks pretty transparent today.
Synonyms
confusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, bafflement, incomprehension, lack of comprehension, mystification, bemusement, befuddlement
Definition of bamboozlement in US English:
bamboozlement
nounbæmˈbuzəlməntbamˈbo͞ozəlmənt
informal A state of deception or mystification.
wave after wave of bamboozlement is in store as these stories unfold
Example sentencesExamples
- The economy for its success requires organized public bamboozlement.
- This short play is as fine a specimen as an audience seeking bamboozlement could wish.
- Much of this desperate bamboozlement looks pretty transparent today.
- The short lesson is that no amount of bamboozlement and bluster will save politicians - or political operatives - when reality contradicts them.
- I'm especially pleased that he's been such a strong and cogent voice on Social Security since we are sure to face a new tide of bamboozlement in the week ahead.
- An eye catching assistant often relieves the magician from the drudgery of bamboozlement.
- Let's see if there's any way to get the media and various other members of the capital's elect to avoid another round of self-administered bamboozlement.
Synonyms
confusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, bafflement, incomprehension, lack of comprehension, mystification, bemusement, befuddlement