Definition
To free someone from confusion or to reveal the truth after they have been deceived or bamboozled.
Etymology
From prefix de- (reversal) + bamboozle (to confuse or deceive). This is a rare or humorous formation that creates an opposite action from bamboozle, following standard English word-formation patterns.
Kelly Says
Debamboozle is likely too new or rare to be in most dictionaries, but it perfectly demonstrates how English speakers intuitively create 'un-' words—we debunk, decode, and naturally want to debamboozle our way out of confusion.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደሚል
en-de-mi-lil
ARالعربية
كشف الخداع
kashaf al-khade'a
BNবাংলা
সম্পূর্ণরূপে প্রকাশ
sam-poor-no-rope-pra-ka-sh
CACatalà
desmascarar
des-mas-ka-rar
CSČeština
odhalit
od-ha-lit
DADansk
afsløre
af-slø-re
DEDeutsch
entlarven
ent-lar-ven
ELΕλληνικά
αποκαλύψει
a-po-ka-lypsei
ESEspañol
desembocar
des-em-bo-kar
FAفارسی
فاش کردن
faash kardane
FISuomi
paljastaa
pa-las-taa
FRFrançais
débarrasser
de-ba-ras-ser
HIहिन्दी
धोखा देना
dhokha dena
HUMagyar
leleplezni
le-le-ple-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyingkap
men-ying-kap
ITItaliano
smascherare
sma-ske-ra-re
KO한국어
속임수를 벗기다
sok-im-su-reul-beot-gi-da
MSBahasa Melayu
mengelaskan
men-gel-as-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyaw-kya-r
NLNederlands
ontmaskeren
on-mas-ke-ren
NONorsk
avsløre
av-slø-re
PLPolski
obnażyć
ob-na-zhyc
PTPortuguês
desmascarar
des-mas-ka-rar
RORomână
a dezvălui
a de-zva-lui
RUРусский
обмануть
ob-ma-nut'
SVSvenska
avslöja
av-slö-ja
TAதமிழ்
கண்டுபிடி
kan-du-pi-di
TEతెలుగు
విచారించు
vi-cha-a-rin-chu
TRTürkçe
sahtekarlığa karşı çıkmak
sah-te-kar-lı-ğa kar-şı çık-mak
UKУкраїнська
розкрити
roz-kri-tyi
VITiếng Việt
bóc phế
bóc phế