1
[ verb ] be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Examples

: "These questions confuse even the experts" "This question completely threw me" "This question befuddled even the teacher"

Used in print

(Frank Murphy, "New Southern Fiction: Urban or Ag...)

It bewilders and befuddles him .

2
[ verb ] make stupid with alcohol

Synonyms

fuddle

Related terms

intoxicate

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