bemuddle

American  

[bih-muhd-l] / bɪˈmʌd l /

verb (used with object)

bemuddled, bemuddling

1. to muddle or confuse (someone).

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Etymology

Origin of bemuddle

First recorded in 1860–65; be- + muddle

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Example Sentences

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bemuddle bemuddled

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

From The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest by John Fiske

And then, as if to justify his choice, he made of the flaccid Manfred a deeply despairing hero and touched the bemuddled Cervantes knight with the tenderness of a great comedian.

From Time Magazine Archive

My brains 'ave been bemuddled all day, don't you know.

From Buffalo Roost by F. H. Cheley

It was they who raised the issues which divided the people into contesting camps and which often beclouded and bemuddled the popular mind.

From Great Fortunes from Railroads by Gustavus Myers

This actor's special line is the buffeted, bemuddled, besotted old fathers, uncles, and guardians of classic comedy, and he plays them with his face much more than with his tongue.

From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various

Quite a combination of circumstances had favoured the escape of the four forzados—the balking of the horses, the absence of Dominguez, and the relaxed vigilance of the guards—from their brains bemuddled with drink.

From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Mayne Reid

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