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to befuddle
01
to muddle someone's thinking, making it difficult to concentrate or reason
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
befuddle
3rd person singular
befuddles
Present participle
befuddling
Past simple
befuddled
Past participle
befuddled
Examples
The complex instructions completely befuddles me.
02
to become intoxicated
Examples
He was befuddled after several rounds of whiskey.
Lexical Tree
befuddled
befuddlement
befuddle
fuddle
