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Befuddle Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Befuddle has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

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

make stupid with alcohol

3

To perplex, confuse (someone).

Example Sentences
"These questions confuse even the experts" verb
"This question completely threw me" verb
"This question befuddled even the teacher" verb
See Also
alcohol mystify disorient bewilder jimjam sphinx confuse fuddle
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
be intoxicate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
demoralize perplex disorient
Rhyming Words
dle adle idle fdle codle oodle ladle padle bodle sidle addle waddle huddle biddle riddle feddle widdle muddle weddle nuddle
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