bamboozle

To con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to humbug or impose on someone.

“Look here, friend,” said I, “if you have anything important to tell us, out with it; but if you are only trying to bamboozle us, you are mistaken in your game; that’s all I have to say.”

To confuse, frustrate or perplex.

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

"Although Morphy misplays the opening, it does not take him long to bamboozle his opponent."

A cheat, hoax, or imposition.