befuddle
verb
be·fud·dle
bi-ˈfə-dᵊl 
bē-
befuddled; befuddling; befuddles
1
: to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
… befuddled with drink all the time.—
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most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test
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Cameron Lindsay, a former federal prison warden, was befuddled that Massey was locked in a first-floor cell of the facility, saying that his past warranted far more attention from corrections staff.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Although you might be temporarily befuddled and overwhelmed, nothing will get in your way.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Comments Jeffrey Dean Morgan was baffled, bewildered, and befuddled.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 May 2025
Even in Denver’s first-round win over the LA Clippers, when the Clippers befuddled Jokić in the first half of the series, Jokić eventually figured out what the Clippers wanted to do and found counters to it.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Although you might be temporarily befuddled and overwhelmed, nothing will get in your way.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Comments Jeffrey Dean Morgan was baffled, bewildered, and befuddled.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 May 2025
Even in Denver’s first-round win over the LA Clippers, when the Clippers befuddled Jokić in the first half of the series, Jokić eventually figured out what the Clippers wanted to do and found counters to it.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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“Befuddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befuddle. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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befuddle
verb
be·fud·dle
bi-ˈfəd-ᵊl
befuddled; befuddling
-ˈfəd-liŋ,
-ᵊl-iŋ
1
: to dull the senses of with or as if with too much drink : stupefy
2
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