| befuddle | (verb) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | Synonyms: bedevil, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw |
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| (verb) make stupid with alcohol | Synonyms: fuddle |
| befuddled | (adjective) perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment | Synonyms: at sea, baffled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up |
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| (adjective) confused and vague; used especially of thinking | Synonyms: addled, muddled, muzzy, woolly-headed, woolly, wooly-minded, wooly |
| (adjective) stupefied by alcoholic drink | Synonyms: befogged |
| befuddlement | (noun) confusion resulting from failure to understand | Synonyms: bafflement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement |
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