Meaning & use
Bumfuzzled
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Confused, flustered, or bewildered.
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The new intern looked completely bumfuzzled by the stack of conflicting instructions.
Grandpa gets bumfuzzled trying to work the new remote control.
A note on using this word
This folksy word is especially common in Southern American English and has been in informal use since at least the 19th century.
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