boggle

/ˈbɒɡ.əl/ · noun

Meaning

A scruple or objection.
A bungle; a botched situation.
Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.
To dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something).
A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

flabbergast(English)bowl over(English)confuse(English)dumbfound(English)amaze(English)buffle(English)bobble(English)bamboozle(English)bookworm(English)jumble(English)scrabble(English)shuffle(English)

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Sources

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