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verb (used with object), be·fud·dled, be·fud·dling.
1.
to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
2.
to make stupidly drunk.
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Befuddled
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
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Example Sentences
- The befuddled consumer can be forgiven for not knowing whether one prescription drug is better than another for any given illness.
- Others say they feel their pain, but are befuddled about what they are supposed to do to ease it.
- It is a question that has long befuddled evolutionary biologists.
WordNet
| 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] |
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