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be·fud·dle
 befuddle
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- 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
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| 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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| related words: |
bedazzle, bother, dumbfound, fluster, frustrate, nonplus, perplex, pose, stick |
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| derivations: |
befuddlement (n.), befuddler (n.) |
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