Unscramble befuddled

Definition of befuddled

adjective:

• stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind", "a mind befogged with drink". Synonyms: befogged.
• 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". Synonyms: at sea, baffled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up.
• confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas", "your addled little brain", "woolly thinking", "woolly-headed ideas". Synonyms: addled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, woolly-headed, wooly, wooly-minded.

verb:

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts", "This question completely threw me", "This question befuddled even the teacher". Synonyms: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw.
• make stupid with alcohol. Synonyms: befuddle, fuddle.

Related words

amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, demoralize, disorient, disorientate, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex.

Words nearby

befuddle.

Rhymes with

huddled, muddled.