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befuddle

be·fud·dle

befuddle

 
pronunciation:
b fuh dl
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: befuddles, befuddling, befuddled
definition 1: to stupefy with or as though with liquor.
He was befuddled when he left the bar and couldn't remember where he'd parked his car.
synonyms:
addle, besot, fuddle, stupefy
similar words:
inebriate, intoxicate, muddle
definition 2: to confuse or mislead.
The array of choices in the grocery store tends to befuddle her husband.The road sign, with its arrows pointing in two directions, befuddled most newcomers to the area.
synonyms:
befog, bewilder, confuse, fluster, fuddle, perplex
similar words:
baffle, boggle, confound, daze, dizzy, evade, jumble, muddle, mystify, obfuscate, rattle, stun
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derivations: befuddlement (n.), befuddler (n.)
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