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- be•fud•dle (bi fud′ l), v.t., -dled, -dling. to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises. to make stupidly drunk. be - + fuddle 1885–90 be•fud′dler, n. be•fud′dle•ment, n.. perplex, bewilder, baffle, daze, muddle.
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The meaning of BEFUDDLE is to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink. How to use befuddle in a sentence.
befuddle. 2 meanings: 1. to confuse, muddle, or perplex 2. to make stupid with drink.... Click for more definitions.
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puzzle. ravel. search. throw (someone) a curve (ball)/curveball idiom. throw someone off balance idiom. tie someone (up) in knots idiom. See more results » (Definition of befuddle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of befuddle. befuddle.
This verb implies a temporary state of mental fog or bewilderment, where clarity of thought is temporarily disrupted. Befuddling someone can be done intentionally as a form of manipulation or as a means of obscuring the truth, or it can be unintentional, resulting from a complex or convoluted situation.
What does the verb befuddle mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb befuddle . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
verb. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. “This question befuddled even the teacher”. synonyms: bedevil, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw. confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off. cause to feel embarrassment.
