Definition
To bewilder, confuse, or puzzle someone completely.
Etymology
Formed from the prefix 'em-' combined with 'puzzle,' following the pattern of similar verbs like 'embattle' and 'empower' that intensify the root word's meaning. This construction likely emerged in English by the 17th century.
Kelly Says
The prefix 'em-' when added to 'puzzle' doesn't just mean 'to puzzle'—it suggests being completely surrounded by confusion, totally engulfed in bewilderment, which is why 'empuzzled' sounds more desperately confused than simply 'puzzled.'
Translations
ARالعربية
تضليل
ta-d-leel
CACatalà
confondre
con-fon-dre
CSČeština
zmatkovat
zmat-ko-vat
DADansk
forvirre
for-veer-re
DEDeutsch
verwirren
ver-vee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
παρασύρεται
pa-ra-soo-ray-tai
ESEspañol
confundir
con-foon-deer
FISuomi
sekaannuttaa
se-ka-an-nut-taa
FRFrançais
perplexe
per-pleks
HAHA
Confusion
con-foo-sion
HIहिन्दी
झुंझलाना
jhu-n-jha-la-na
HUMagyar
összezavarozni
ossze-za-va-ro-zni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membingungkan
mem-bing-gung-kan
ITItaliano
confondere
con-fon-de-re
JA日本語
混乱させる
kon-ran-sa-se-ru
KO한국어
혼란스럽게 하다
hon-ran-seup-ge-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
keliru
ke-lee-roo
NLNederlands
verwarren
ver-war-ren
NONorsk
forvirre
for-veer-re
PTPortuguês
confundir
con-foon-deer
RORomână
confuza
con-foo-za
SVSvenska
förvirra
for-veer-ra
SWKiswahili
changanya
chan-ya-nya
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம்
san-the-gam
TRTürkçe
karıştırmak
kar-ish-tar-mak
UKУкраїнська
змішувати
zmee-shu-vat-i
VITiếng Việt
làm rối
lam-roy