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Befuddled

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Adjective

1. befogged, befuddled

stupefied by alcoholic drink

Example Sentences:
'the wino's poor befuddled mind'
'a mind befogged with drink'

2. at sea, baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

Example Sentences:
'obviously bemused by his questions'
'bewildered and confused'
'a cloudy and confounded philosopher'
'just a mixed-up kid'
'she felt lost on the first day of school'

3. addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, woolly-headed, wooly, wooly-minded

confused and vague; used especially of thinking

Example Sentences:
'muddleheaded ideas'
'your addled little brain'
'woolly thinking'
'woolly-headed ideas'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Befuddled

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adjective
1. 
confused, muddled, perplexed
his befuddled manner
She was befuddled and did not know what she was doing.
2. 
stupefied with drink
befuddled with drink

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Befuddled

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tr.v. be·fud·dled, be·fud·dling, be·fud·dles
1. To cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly; confuse:
2. To stupefy with alcohol; intoxicate.

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