befuddle

be·fud·dle

B0160300 (bĭ-fŭd′l)tr.v. be·fud·dled, be·fud·dling, be·fud·dles 1. To cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly; confuse:2. To stupefy with alcohol; intoxicate.Synonyms: befuddle, addle, discombobulate, fuddle, muddle
These verbs mean to cause to be unclear in mind or intent: a difficult question that befuddled the authorities; problems that addle my brain; was discombobulated by all of the choices; a complex plot line that fuddled my comprehension; a student who was muddled by endless facts and figures.

befuddle

(bɪˈfʌdəl) vb (tr) 1. to confuse, muddle, or perplex2. to make stupid with drink beˈfuddlement n

be•fud•dle

(bɪˈfʌd l)

v.t. -dled, -dling. 1. to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments. 2. to make muddled or stupidly drunk. [1885–90; be- + fuddle] be•fud′dle•ment, n.

befuddle

Past participle: befuddled
Gerund: befuddling

Imperative
befuddle
befuddle

Present
I befuddle
you befuddle
he/she/it befuddles
we befuddle
you befuddle
they befuddle

Preterite
I befuddled
you befuddled
he/she/it befuddled
we befuddled
you befuddled
they befuddled

Present Continuous
I am befuddling
you are befuddling
he/she/it is befuddling
we are befuddling
you are befuddling
they are befuddling

Present Perfect
I have befuddled
you have befuddled
he/she/it has befuddled
we have befuddled
you have befuddled
they have befuddled

Past Continuous
I was befuddling
you were befuddling
he/she/it was befuddling
we were befuddling
you were befuddling
they were befuddling

Past Perfect
I had befuddled
you had befuddled
he/she/it had befuddled
we had befuddled
you had befuddled
they had befuddled

Future
I will befuddle
you will befuddle
he/she/it will befuddle
we will befuddle
you will befuddle
they will befuddle

Future Perfect
I will have befuddled
you will have befuddled
he/she/it will have befuddled
we will have befuddled
you will have befuddled
they will have befuddled

Future Continuous
I will be befuddling
you will be befuddling
he/she/it will be befuddling
we will be befuddling
you will be befuddling
they will be befuddling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been befuddling
you have been befuddling
he/she/it has been befuddling
we have been befuddling
you have been befuddling
they have been befuddling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been befuddling
you will have been befuddling
he/she/it will have been befuddling
we will have been befuddling
you will have been befuddling
they will have been befuddling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been befuddling
you had been befuddling
he/she/it had been befuddling
we had been befuddling
you had been befuddling
they had been befuddling

Conditional
I would befuddle
you would befuddle
he/she/it would befuddle
we would befuddle
you would befuddle
they would befuddle

Past Conditional
I would have befuddled
you would have befuddled
he/she/it would have befuddled
we would have befuddled
you would have befuddled
they would have befuddled

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	befuddle - 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"confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throwdemoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disorientedbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	befuddle - make stupid with alcohol fuddleinebriate, intoxicate, soak - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

befuddle

verb confuse, puzzle, baffle, bewilder, muddle, daze, perplex, mystify, disorient, faze, stupefy, flummox, bemuse, intoxicate He liked to befuddle his readers.
resolve, interpret, make clear, clarify, illuminate, clear up, simplify, make plain, elucidate, explicate, throw or shed light on

befuddle

verb1. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:addle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle.Informal: throw.Idiom: make one's head reel.2. To muddle or stupefy with or as if with alcoholic drink:besot, fuddle.

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