"befuddled" in the verb sense
1. confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
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"
2. befuddle, fuddle
make stupid with alcohol
"befuddled" in the adjective sense
1. befogged, befuddled
stupefied by alcoholic drink
"the wino's poor befuddled mind"
"a mind befogged with drink"
2. baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements filled with bewilderment
"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, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded
confused and vague used especially of thinking
"muddleheaded ideas"
"your addled little brain"
"woolly thinking"
"woolly-headed ideas"
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