boggle
/ˈbɒɡ.əl//ˈbɑ.ɡəl/
noun
- 1
A scruple or objection.
- 2
A bungle; a botched situation.
verb
- 1
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.”
- 2
To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
“He boggled at the surprising news.”
- 3
To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
“The oddities of quantum mechanics can boggle the minds of students and experienced physicists alike.”
- 4
To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.
- 5
To dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something).
noun
- 1
A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.
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