bumfuzzled

adjective

bum·​fuz·​zled ˈbəm-ˌfə-zəld 

US, informal

: in a state of bewilderment : confused or perplexed

Elliott seemed a little bumfuzzled by the negativity, saying he had received a lot of offers of various kinds of help for the ballpark.

—Bonnie Lill

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration (after befuddle) of earlier dumfoozled "confused," perhaps blend of dumbfounded (past participle of dumbfound) and fuzzle, variant of fuddle

Note: Also perhaps relevant is bamboozle, with a similar consonant-vowel frame, despite the difference in sense.

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above