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befuddled

[ bih-fuhd-ld ]
/ bɪˈfʌd ld /
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adjective
confused or muddled: They claim this is the prevailing economic theory, taught in the best schools, and that I am a hopelessly befuddled fool for questioning it.
puzzled or perplexed: People often ask us—usually with a befuddled look on their face—"Why on earth are you doing this?"
stupidly drunk: I don't think he's sobered up at all—in fact, he looks almost frighteningly befuddled and out of it.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of befuddle.
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Origin of befuddled

befuddle + -ed2 for the adjective senses; befuddle + -ed1 for the verb sense
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