bemuddle

[ bih-muhd-l ]

verb (used with object)

, be·mud·dled, be·mud·dling.

1. to muddle or confuse (someone).

Word History and Origins

Origin of bemuddle¹

First recorded in 1860–65; be- + muddle

Example Sentences

The more these gentlemen strive to explain and make things clear to me, the more they bemuddle my brains.

From Project Gutenberg