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befuddled

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be·fud·dle  (b-fdl)
tr.v. be·fud·dled, be·fud·dling, be·fud·dles
1. To confuse; perplex. See Synonyms at confuse.
2. To stupefy with or as if with alcoholic drink.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.befuddled - stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"
2.befuddledbefuddled - perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"
3.befuddled - confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

befuddled
adjective confused, upset, puzzled, baffled, at sea, bewildered, muddled, dazed, perplexed, taken aback, intoxicated, disorientated, disorganized, muzzy (U.S. informal), groggy (informal), flummoxed, woozy (informal), at sixes and sevens, fuddled, inebriated, thrown off balance, discombobulated (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), not with it (informal), not knowing if you are coming or going I was befuddled with drink.
Translations
befuddled [bɪˈfʌdld] ADJ (= confused) → aturdido
befuddled with drinkatontado por la bebida
befuddled [bɪˈfʌdəld] adj
to be befuddled [person] → avoir les idées brouillées
befuddled [bɪˈfʌdld] adjconfuso/a
befuddled [bɪˈfʌdld] adjconfuso/a


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The gigantic futility of humanity organized and befuddled by the bandits did not shock him.
But it was the multiplicity of laws that befuddled White Fang and often brought him into disgrace.
So befuddled and chaotic were their minds that the utterance of a single word could negative the generalizations of a lifetime of serious research and thought.
 
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