Definition of befuddling Befuddling
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What does befuddling mean?
Wiktionary 
- befuddling (Verb)
Present participle of befuddle.
Part of speech
🔤- befuddling, verb, gerund of befuddle (infinitive).
WordNet
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| befuddle - make stupid with alcohol | ||
| fuddle | ||
| inebriate, intoxicate, soak have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug | ||
| 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" | ||
| confuse, throw, fox, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| demoralize confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" | ||
| nonplus, dumbfound, flummox, amaze, puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, gravel, baffle, stupefy, vex, pose, stick, beat, get affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" | ||
| disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off move in an agitated or confused manner | ||
| disorient, disorientate cause to be lost or disoriented | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- befuddle (v. t.)
To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.
Part of speech
🔤- befuddle, verb, present, 1st person singular of befuddle (infinitive).
- befuddle, verb (infinitive).
