intransitive verb boggled -·gled, boggling -·gling

1. to be startled or frightened (at); shy away
2. to hesitate (at); have scruples
3. to be or become confused or overwhelmed as by something very difficult, surprising, vast, etc.

Etymology: < Scot bogle, specter; prob. < ME bugge, specter (as in bugbear); now assoc. with bungle

transitive verb

1. to bungle or botch
2. ☆ to confuse or overwhelm (the mind, imagination, etc.)

noun