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befuddle

verb

1 befuddle

Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly:
— This question befuddled even the teacher.

synonyms: bedevil, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw.

Roget 959: get drunk, be drunk etc. adj.; see double; take a drop too much, take a glass too much; drink; tipple, tope, booze, bouse [Fr.], guzzle, ... show more

Dutch: verslaan, verbazen, verwarren, in de war schoppen

2 befuddle

Make stupid with alcohol.

synonym: fuddle.


Moby thesaurus: addle, addle the wits, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, bemuse, besot, bewilder, bother, bug, cloud, confuse, daze, dazzle, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disorganize, disorient ... show more.

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