Home › Words › B › befoolmentbefoolmentbefoolment means the condition of being befooled.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, befoolment ranks #2,167 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom befool + -ment.nounThe condition of being befooled.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.befoozle 76% match — To befool. vs befoolment →befool 75% match — To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone). vs befoolment →bedaff 70% match — To befool; make a fool of. vs befoolment →unbefooled 68% match — Not befooled. vs befoolment →bamboozlement 68% match — The act or process of bamboozling or being bamboozled. vs befoolment →befuddlement 68% match — The state of being befuddled; a feeling of being dazed and perplexed due to confusion. vs befoolment →befuddledness 67% match — The quality of being befuddled. vs befoolment →foolishment 67% match — foolish behavior; folly vs befoolment →