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be·fud·dle

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–verb (used with object), -dled, -dling.

1.	to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.

2.	to make stupidly drunk.

[Origin: 1885–90; be- + fuddle

]

—Related forms

be·fud·dler, noun

be·fud·dle·ment, noun

—Synonyms 1. perplex, bewilder, baffle, daze, muddle.

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be·fud·dle Audio Help (bĭ-fŭd'l) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. be·fud·dled, be·fud·dling, be·fud·dles

befuddled
adjective
1.	stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink" [syn: befogged]
2.	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"
3.	confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: addled]