befuddle

be·fud·dle

 (bĭ-fŭd′l)

tr.v. be·fud·dled, be·fud·dling, be·fud·dles

1. To cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly; confuse:

2. To stupefy with alcohol; intoxicate.

Synonyms: befuddle, addle, discombobulate, fuddle, muddle
These verbs mean to cause to be unclear in mind or intent: a difficult question that befuddled the authorities; problems that addle my brain; was discombobulated by all of the choices; a complex plot line that fuddled my comprehension; a student who was muddled by endless facts and figures.

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befuddle

(bɪˈfʌdəl)

vb (tr)

1. to confuse, muddle, or perplex

2. to make stupid with drink

beˈfuddlement n

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be•fud•dle

(bɪˈfʌd l)

v.t. -dled, -dling.

1. to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments.

2. to make muddled or stupidly drunk.

[1885–90; be- + fuddle]

be•fud′dle•ment, n.

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befuddle

Past participle: befuddled
Gerund: befuddling

Imperative

befuddle

befuddle

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	befuddle - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	befuddle - make stupid with alcohol     fuddle inebriate, intoxicate, soak - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

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befuddle

verb confuse, puzzle, baffle, bewilder, muddle, daze, perplex, mystify, disorient, faze, stupefy, flummox, bemuse, intoxicate He liked to befuddle his readers.
resolve, interpret, make clear, clarify, illuminate, clear up, simplify, make plain, elucidate, explicate, throw or shed light on

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befuddle

verb

1. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:

addle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle.

Informal: throw.

Idiom: make one's head reel.

2. To muddle or stupefy with or as if with alcoholic drink:

besot, fuddle.

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Translations

zmást

verwirren

huumatapäihdyttää

ubriacare

verbazenverdovenverdwazenverwarren

befuddle

[bɪˈfʌdl] VT (= confuse) → atontar, confundir; (= make tipsy) → atontar

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befuddle

[bɪˈfʌd^əl] vt (= confuse) → brouiller les idées de

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befuddle

vt

(= make tipsy) → benebeln

(= confuse) → durcheinanderbringen; he is rather befuddled → er ist ziemlich durcheinander (inf) → or verwirrt

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