befuddle

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈfʌdəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈfʌdəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi fud′l)

Inflections of 'befuddle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
befuddles
v 3rd person singular
befuddling
v pres p
befuddled
v past
befuddled
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
be•fud•dle /bɪˈfʌdəl/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -dled, -dling. 
  1. to confuse:Those fancy arguments befuddled me.
be•fud•dle•ment, n. [uncountable]in a state of complete befuddlement.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
be•fud•dle  (bi fud′l),USA pronunciation v.t., -dled, -dling. 
  1. to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments:politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
  2. to make stupidly drunk.
  • be- + fuddle 1885–90
be•fud′dler, n. 
be•fud′dle•ment, n. 
    1. . perplex, bewilder, baffle, daze, muddle.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
befuddle /bɪˈfʌdəl/ vb (transitive)
  1. to confuse, muddle, or perplex
  2. to make stupid with drink
beˈfuddlement n
'befuddle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bedazzle - fog - fox

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