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befuddlement

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be⋅fud⋅dle

[bi-fuhd-l]
–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


be⋅fud⋅dler, noun
be⋅fud⋅dle⋅ment, noun


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