bamboozle

Etymology

Derivative of 17th-century vernacular bam (“to trick, to con”), which is a derivative of bam in noun use (fraudster, cheat). Possibly from French embobiner

verb

1. (transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
2. (transitive, informal) To confuse, frustrate or perplex.
   He's completely bamboozled by the changes in the computer system.
   Clarke's defence, bolstered by the return of Grant Hanley, was bamboozled by a flurry of Faroese raids, at least one of which should have delivered a goal. October 12 2021, Jamie Lyall, “Faroe Islands 0-1 Scotland”, in BBC Sport

noun

1. (obsolete, informal) A cheat, hoax, or imposition.