Synonyms for befuddled

Grammar : Adj

Spell : bih-fuhd-l

Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈfʌd l

Top 10 synonyms for befuddled

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Définition of befuddled

Origin : "confuse," 1873, from be- + fuddle; originally "to confuse with strong drink or opium" (by 1832). An earlier word in the same sense was begunk (1725). Related: Befuddled; befuddling.

adj confused
adj drunk

Example sentences :

But it was the multiplicity of laws that befuddled White Fang and often brought him into disgrace.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

To his befuddled mind, the first step was to dress the part.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

And what was I to tell him,—that I was all befooled and befuddled?
Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane

But try as he would his befuddled brain failed to find the answer.
Extract from : « The Street That Wasn't There » by Clifford Donald Simak

The eyes were only vaguely familiar in his befuddled memory.
Extract from : « Creatures of Vibration » by Harl Vincent

At last, out of the haze of my befuddled mind, I saw my mother.
Extract from : « The Blue Wall » by Richard Washburn Child

Dr. Harman was blinking in a kind of befuddled astonishment.
Extract from : « That Sweet Little Old Lady » by Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA Mark Phillips)

"So long as you do not get me into trouble I am content," remarked the befuddled soldier.
Extract from : « A Sub and a Submarine » by Percy F. Westerman

Peter Cheever's aching jaw dropped, and he gazed at her befuddled.
Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes

Mrs. Prothero was befuddled at this explosion in her quiet home.
Extract from : « The Cup of Fury » by Rupert Hughes

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