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BEFUDDLED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
Example:
woolly-headed ideas
Synonyms:
addled; befuddled; muddled; muzzy; woolly; woolly-headed; wooly; wooly-minded
Classified under:
Similar:
confused (mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Stupefied by alcoholic drink
Example:
a mind befogged with drink
Synonyms:
befogged; befuddled
Classified under:
Similar:
confused (mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
Example:
she felt lost on the first day of school
Synonyms:
at sea; baffled; befuddled; bemused; bewildered; confounded; confused; lost; mazed; mixed-up
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
perplexed (full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb befuddle
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