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adjective

Definition of befuddlingnext
as in perplexing

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befuddling

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verb

present participle of befuddle
as in baffling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for befuddling
  1. perplexing
  2. puzzling
  3. dismaying
  4. bewildering
  5. upsetting
  6. incomprehensible
Adjective
  • Why our leader makes these drastic decisions to benefit the earlier mentioned Vladimir is perplexing and there are plenty of juicy explanations in circulation.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2025
  • However, what was perplexing was with with seconds dwindling on the clock in the fourth quarter, down one, the Yellow Jackets Tonie Morgan brings the ball up the court and passes it off to Dani Carnegie.
    — Allison Smith, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of perplexing
Verb
  • Researchers are particularly focused on unraveling the puzzling interplay between gas content, magma pressure and lava flow dynamics.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Almost two years into his ordeal, Gould learned of an initiative at the National Institutes of Health that focuses on solving the country’s most puzzling medical cases.
    — Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of puzzling
Adjective
  • For the Congolese government, the ineffective Western responses follow a dismaying pattern.
    — Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Americans, and a dismaying number of politicians, keep crying for a crackdown on crimes that aren’t happening.
    — F.K. Plous, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of dismaying
Adjective
  • Merino wool’s versatility means there’s a bewildering array of blends and options to choose from.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Such a promise has kept Tesla diehard customers in thrall for years (even while their patience is bewildering to the rest of us).
    — Richard Bishop, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of bewildering
Adjective
  • Since October, the Vance edits have only become sweatier, more surreal, more upsetting to behold.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Fonseca has been the talk of the tennis world, having won the Next Gen ATP Finals in December, upsetting Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open and earning his first tour-level title last month in Buenos Aires.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of upsetting
Adjective
  • Upon agreement, their dialogue shifts to a series of sounds incomprehensible to humans.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • In a twist that’s almost incomprehensible today, the Chinese government even officially adopted the US State Department’s method for reporting air quality.
    — Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of incomprehensible
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