befuddle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
    bedevil; discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; fuddle; throw.
    • These questions confuse even the experts
    • This question completely threw me
    • This question befuddled even the teacher
  2. verb make stupid with alcohol
    fuddle.

WordNet


Be*fud"dle transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Befuddled
Definitions
  1. To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.

Webster 1913