"confuzzle" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-confuzzle.ogg Forms: confuzzles [plural]
Etymology: Blend of confuse + puzzle. Compare befuzzle. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|confuse|puzzle}} Blend of confuse + puzzle Head templates: {{en-noun}} confuzzle (plural confuzzles)
  1. (slang, childish) A state of confusion or puzzlement. Tags: childish, slang
    Sense id: en-confuzzle-en-noun-UWp9O27Y

Verb

Audio: En-au-confuzzle.ogg Forms: confuzzles [present, singular, third-person], confuzzling [participle, present], confuzzled [participle, past], confuzzled [past]
Etymology: Blend of confuse + puzzle. Compare befuzzle. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|confuse|puzzle}} Blend of confuse + puzzle Head templates: {{en-verb}} confuzzle (third-person singular simple present confuzzles, present participle confuzzling, simple past and past participle confuzzled)
  1. (transitive, slang, childish) To confuse or puzzle. Tags: childish, slang, transitive Derived forms: confuzzled, confuzzlement, confuzzling
    Sense id: en-confuzzle-en-verb-TzuLP43N Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93

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