boggle
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/ˈbɒɡ.əl/
English
Definitions
noun
- A scruple or objection.
- A bungle; a botched situation.
verb
- Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.“The dogs went on, but the horse boggled at the sudden appearance of the strange beast.”
- To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.“He boggled at the surprising news.”
- To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.“The oddities of quantum mechanics can boggle the minds of students and experienced physicists alike.”
- To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.
noun
- A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.
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Synonyms
flabbergastbowl overconfusedumbfoundamazebufflebobblebamboozlehabbleburblebegunkbrogglehobblebollixbefoozlebefuddle