befooling

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be·fool

(bĭ-fo͞ol′)

tr.v. be·fooled, be·fool·ing, be·fools

1. To make a fool of.

2. To hoodwink; deceive.

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Noun

befooling - derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent

stultification

derision - contemptuous laughter

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It was as though my memories of all Jonathan's horrid experience were befooling me.

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