fuddle
verb
fud·dle ˈfə-dᵊl 
fuddled; fuddling ˈfəd-liŋ
ˈfə-dᵊl-iŋ
intransitive verb
: booze, tipple
transitive verb
1
: to make drunk : intoxicate
2
: to make confused : muddle
corridors, archways, recesses … combined to fuddle any sense of direction
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Synonyms
- addle
- baffle
- bamboozle
- beat
- befog
- befuddle
- bemuse
- bewilder
- buffalo
- confound
- confuse
- discombobulate
- disorient
- flummox
- fox
- get
- gravel
- maze
- muddle
- muddy
- mystify
- perplex
- pose
- puzzle
- vex
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Example Sentences
the hotel staff is completely fuddled by the guest's bizarre requests
Recent Examples on the Web In colliding with a new type of animal, a chemical that might once have served to fuddle the wits of pests has been transformed into a glittering lure. Gareth Cook, Scientific American, 24 June 2020
Gareth Cook, Scientific American, 24 June 2020 Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1588, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
fuddle
verb
as in to baffle
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty the hotel staff is completely fuddled by the guest's bizarre requests Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- baffle
- confuse
- bewilder
- perplex
- puzzle
- muddle
- befuddle
- bemuse
- addle
- mystify
- vex
- discombobulate
- fluster
- embarrass
- rattle
- maze
- bother
- confound
- bamboozle
- muddy
- gravel
- befog
- pose
- flummox
- disorient
- buffalo
- fox
- disturb
- stun
- get
- upset
- nonplus
- beat
- disconcert
- stick
- unsettle
- discompose
- abash
- discomfit
- distress
- stump
- blow one's mind
- cozen
- agitate
- mortify
- discountenance
- disquiet
- delude
- perturb
- faze
- discomfort
- deceive
- trick
- humbug
- go to one's head
- unhinge
- fool
- beguile
- dismay
- mislead
- weird out
- chagrin
- misguide
- gull
- dupe
- snow
- hoodwink
- hoax
- take in
- string along
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- assure
- satisfy
- inform
- reassure
- enlighten