boggleverb
uk/ˈbɒɡ.əl/us/ˈbɑː.ɡəl/[ I or T ] to (cause something or someone to) have difficulty imagining or understanding something:
My mind boggles at the amount of money they spend on food.
It boggles the imagination, doesn't it?
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mind-boggling
[ I ] to be very surprised and uncertain about how to deal with something:
He boggled at the suggestion.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- doodah
- ferment
- flutter
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- off balance
- turbulence
- whirl
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Puzzle and confuse
Surprised