verb
boggle
BOG-uhl
verb
1
To overwhelm or bewilder the mind, especially with something surprising or hard to grasp.
"The sheer scale of the universe boggles the mind."
"It boggles me how quickly the project fell apart."
How to Use Boggle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo confuse or amaze someone so much that they can barely process it.
Common pairings
boggle the mind
mind-boggling
Word Forms
boggled past tense, boggles plural, boggles singular
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Etymology
Related to bogle, an old term for a goblin; the sense shifted from "startle as if seeing a ghost" to "confuse or overwhelm."