Verb: befuddle bi'fú-d(u)l
- Confuse or leave at a loss because of something complex or difficult to understand
"This question befuddled even the teacher";
- confuse, throw, fox, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate [informal], perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound
- Make stupid with alcohol
"The multiple cocktails befuddled his thinking";
- fuddle
Derived forms: befuddled, befuddling, befuddles
Type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, inebriate, intoxicate, soak