bamboozle

Plural: bamboozles

Verb

• conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
  • "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
• To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.
• To confuse, frustrate or perplex.

Noun

• A cheat, hoax, or imposition.

Examples

• He's completely bamboozled by the changes in the computer system.

Synonyms

hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow