bamboozle

1. (transitive, informal) To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.Examples: "“Look here, friend,” said I, “if you have anything important to tell us, out with it; but if you are only trying to bamboozle us, you are mistaken in your game; that’s all I have to say.”"informaltransitive

2. (transitive, informal) To confuse, frustrate or perplex.Examples: "He's completely bamboozled by the changes in the computer system."; ""Although Morphy misplays the opening, it does not take him long to bamboozle his opponent.""; "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."informaltransitive