befuddle
verb (used with object)
to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments.
have befuddled
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present perfectof befuddle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The barrage of ads about the two measures appears to have befuddled and annoyed voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Rules that require people to wear masks when they walk to the door or the restroom, but not at the table, have befuddled some diners as inconsistent and unscientific.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2022
“His fanciful hypotheticals during oral argument have befuddled counsel and colleagues alike,” the chief justice said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. called him a “tireless and powerful advocate for the rule of law” and noted that his “fanciful hypotheticals during oral argument have befuddled counsel and colleagues alike.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
You have befuddled your brain with such big words as truth and proof; but don't go on your nerves about it.
From The Brentons by Wilson C. Dexter
