bemuddle

[bih-muhd-l]

verb (used with object)

bemuddled, bemuddling 

1. to muddle or confuse (someone).

Word History and Origins

Origin of bemuddle¹

First recorded in 1860–65; be- + muddle

Example Sentences

Bemuddle, be-mud′l, v.t. to confuse or muddle completely.

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But some modern sources of information have served at first to bemuddle, and then when more carefully sifted, to clear up the story.

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Its educational value is far higher than that of the newspaper, which, in spite of its many merits as a diffuser of information, is very apt to do its best to bemuddle and sophisticate plain facts.

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