Definitions for befuddled
Overview of verb befuddle
The verb befuddle has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
(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")
2. befuddle, fuddle
(make stupid with alcohol)
Overview of adj befuddled
The adj befuddled has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) befogged, befuddled
(stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink")
2. baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea
(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. addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded
(confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas")
