Befuddling
to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments:
politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
to make stupidly drunk.
contemporary examples
and opinions grew more virulent and befuddling on both sides.
why we’re not ranking rabbis gary ginsberg, michael lynton, abigail pogrebin february 25, 2014
historical examples
have we no “mud-heads” befuddling life at every turn of the way?
through our unknown southwest agnes c. laut
the greater part of the befuddling of polonius then follows.
dramatic technique george pierce baker
verb (transitive)
to confuse, muddle, or perplex
to make stupid with drink
v.
“confuse,” 1873, from be- + fuddle; originally “to confuse with strong drink or opium” (by 1832). an earlier word in the same sense was begunk (1725). related: befuddled; befuddling.
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