Bemuddle
to muddle or confuse (someone).
Historical Examples
The more these gentlemen strive to explain and make things clear to me, the more they bemuddle my brains.
The ‘Characters’ of Jean de La Bruyre Jean de La Bruyre
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to bewilder or confuse (someone). Historical Examples I asked, determined not to allow her to bemuse or escape me with her metaphysical talk and illustrations. She and Allan H. Rider Haggard Most of these were of the opiate class, light magazines and light stories intended to bemuse and not to educate the mind. G. H. […]
- Bemused
bewildered or confused. lost in thought; preoccupied. to bewilder or confuse (someone). Contemporary Examples But the prevailing emotion that day, even among us awardees, was a bemused sense of boredom, restlessness and insatiability. The Medal of Honor Disgrace Brian Van Reet March 25, 2014 I guess most people will respond to this with bemused cynical […]
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