to befuddle
11
7.8
- verb
- /bɪˈfʌdəl/
:
desconcertar
- This assignment has got me totally befuddled.
This is the part that I'm befuddled by when you look at the polls, or at least what I've been seeing out there in the social media zeitgeists, is that she is the front runner.
- This is the part that I'm befuddled by when you look at the polls, or at least what I've been seeing out there in the social media zeitgeists, is that she is the front runner.
- You have knowledge that scares a lot of other folks who might intimidates or befuddles a lot of folks who might otherwise want to be on the board.
Examples
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Nothing, no one ever befuddled Caesar.
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You're the one befuddled because you've never seen anything like this.
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"Was it exactly like this at the scene?" The man looked slightly befuddled.
Fiction book (1994) -
Caught completely off guard by this sudden turn of events, he was befuddled.
Fiction book (2001) -
I was left standing, befuddled, in the street before the tavern door.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Then where will the place be?" Buster asked, with that serious but befuddled look drunks get sometimes.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then, as I started putting people in positions, he looked completely befuddled, and I got this sneaking suspicion.
Fiction book (1995) -
Harry, weary, hungry, and befuddled by his daddy's beer, said, "The comet?"
Fiction book (1996) -
Bandicut watched, befuddled, as the robot's scanning lights glinted and reflected back out of the tunnel.
Fiction book (1994) -
If holiday shopping leaves you befuddled, it may be that you had too many decisions to make.
Synonyms
321
7.8
To make someone feel confused or unsure
266
1.9
Make someone unable to think clearly or make something hard to understand
73
4.9
To make someone feel confused when something is hard to understand
65
5.3
To make someone very confused and unable to understand
39
5.3
To make someone unable to answer a question
35
6.3
To make someone confused and unable to understand
29
5.3
Make someone very confused and unable to think clearly
28
6.5
To make someone confused by making something seem mysterious
22
7.0
Make someone unable to think clearly
22
5.2
To make a person feel confused about where they are or what to do
17
7.0
To surprise someone so much that they cannot speak or answer
11
7.5
To make someone feel confused or unable to understand
7
8.6
To confuse someone so they do not know what to do or think
6
9.9
To confuse someone so they cannot think clearly
3
5.5
To make someone nervous so they cannot think clearly
2
8.2
Cause ongoing trouble and confusion for people or things
1
9.4
To confuse someone and make them unable to think clearly
To confuse someone so they cannot think clearly
Surprise and confuse a person so they do not know what to do
Antonyms
How Confused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Befuddle is built from be- meaning 'completely' and fuddle, an old word that meant 'to make drunk', so a helpful image is that to befuddle someone is to confuse them so much they feel like they are too drunk to think clearly.