befuddle
verb
be·fud·dle
bi-ˈfə-dᵊl 
bē-
befuddled; befuddling; befuddles
1
: to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
… befuddled with drink all the time.—
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most of the applicants were befuddled by the wording of one of the questions on the driving test
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Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
After Pakman explains the way tariffs harm American companies, Kelly seems befuddled.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Shopping within the Dash Smart Shelf product category was just as befuddling as going directly to Amazon.com.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2021
Spiritualists were also early adopters of novel technologies such as photography – still befuddling to their public – exploiting simple tricks such as double negatives to create phantom images.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Befuddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befuddle. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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befuddle
verb
be·fud·dle
bi-ˈfəd-ᵊl
befuddled; befuddling
-ˈfəd-liŋ,
-ᵊl-iŋ
1
: to dull the senses of with or as if with too much drink : stupefy
2
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