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单词 befuddle
释义

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
bi-ˈfə-dᵊl-mənt How to pronounce befuddle (audio)
bē-
noun

Synonyms

  • addle
  • baffle
  • bamboozle
  • beat
  • befog
  • bemuse
  • bewilder
  • buffalo
  • confound
  • confuse
  • discombobulate
  • disorient
  • flummox
  • fox
  • fuddle
  • get
  • gravel
  • maze
  • muddle
  • muddy
  • mystify
  • perplex
  • pose
  • puzzle
  • vex
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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

Kids Definition

befuddle

verb

be·​fud·​dle bi-ˈfə-dᵊl How to pronounce befuddle (audio)
befuddled; befuddling
: confuse sense 1 Your explanation befuddled me.

befuddle

verb

as in to bewilder
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bewilder
  • perplex
  • confuse
  • baffle
  • puzzle
  • mystify
  • bemuse
  • embarrass
  • confound
  • disorient
  • vex
  • bamboozle
  • flummox
  • stun
  • muddle
  • bother
  • discombobulate
  • fluster
  • fuddle
  • rattle
  • disturb
  • addle
  • maze
  • befog
  • pose
  • muddy
  • buffalo
  • upset
  • fox
  • gravel
  • unsettle
  • get
  • beat
  • disconcert
  • discomfit
  • blow one's mind
  • stick
  • deceive
  • nonplus
  • faze
  • stump
  • mislead
  • mortify
  • agitate
  • perturb
  • go to one's head
  • unhinge
  • delude
  • distress
  • beguile
  • dismay
  • abash
  • fool
  • chagrin
  • misguide
  • trick
  • discomfort
  • hoodwink
  • disquiet
  • discompose
  • discountenance
  • weird out
  • dupe
  • humbug
  • cozen
  • hoax
  • gull
  • snow
  • take in
  • string along

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • assure
  • satisfy
  • inform
  • reassure
  • enlighten
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