Meaning of BEFUDDLE
| Pronunciation: | | bi'fudl
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- [v] 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"
- [v] make stupid with alcohol
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| | Synonyms: | | bedevil, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, fuddle, throw |
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| | See Also: | | amaze, baffle, be, beat, bewilder, demoralize, disorient, disorientate, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, inebriate, intoxicate, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, soak, stupefy, vex | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*fud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befuddled}]
To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.
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| | Related Terms: | | addle, addle the wits, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, bemuse, besot, bewilder, bother, bug, cloud, confuse, daze, dazzle, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disorganize, disorient, distract, disturb, embarrass, entangle, flummox, flurry, fluster, flutter, fog, fuddle, fuss, inebriate, intoxicate, maze, mist, mix up, moider, muddle, perplex, perturb, pother, put out, raise hell, rattle, ruffle, throw into confusion, throw off, unsettle, upset |
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