befuddle

1 be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]

2 make stupid with alcohol [syn: fuddle]

English

Pronunciation

• /bɪˈfʌdl/

  Rhymes with: -ʌdl

Verb

1. to perplex or confuse (someone)
2. to stupefy someone, especially with alcohol

Translations

addle, addle the wits, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, bemuse, besot, bewilder, bother, bug, cloud, confuse, daze, dazzle, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disorganize, disorient, distract, disturb, embarrass, entangle, flummox, flurry, fluster, flutter, fog, fuddle, fuss, inebriate, intoxicate, maze, mist, mix up, moider, muddle, perplex, perturb, pother, put out, raise hell, rattle, ruffle, throw into confusion, throw off, unsettle, upset