Definition of befuddled Befuddled

/bɪfʌˈdʌld/ - [bifuduld] -

We found 8 definitions of befuddled from 5 different sources.

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What does befuddled mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

befuddled - 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"
  baffled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea
  perplexed full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"
befuddled - stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
  befogged
befuddled - confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
  addled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded
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  • befuddled (imp. & p. p.)
    of Befuddle

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  • befuddled
    Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment.

Part of speech

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  • befuddled, verb, past participle of befuddle (infinitive).
  • befuddled, verb, past simple of befuddle (infinitive).

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