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befuddle

verb

be·​fud·​dle bi-ˈfə-dᵊl How to pronounce befuddle (audio)
bē-
befuddled; befuddling; befuddles

transitive verb

1
: to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
befuddled with drink all the time. Ellen Glasgow
2
: confuse, perplex
a problem that still befuddles the experts
befuddlement noun

Example Sentences

most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test
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Word History

Etymology

be- + fuddle

First Known Use

1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of befuddle was in 1801

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