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befuddled

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I'm befuddled by these sorts of posts that are big on theory and light on details.

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Quick take

stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of befuddled gathered in one view.

adjective

stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"

adjective

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"

adjective

confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for befuddled.

adjective

stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"

See also: befogged

adjective

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"

Example sentences

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I'm befuddled by these sorts of posts that are big on theory and light on details.

2

I have quite a few friends using this, and am befuddled as to why people are willing to trust their deepest, darkest, to god-knows-who.

3

I first ran in to Gimp in what would have had to been the late 90's or early 00's, and ever since it's always befuddled me completely.

4

> Sidenote, I'm sometimes a little befuddled that we would be afraid of putting radioactive material in the ground.

5

I can totally buy DDoS flooding network capacity, but I'm befuddled these days by statements saying the servers are "under load", which typically means "out of CPU".

6

When such nontechnical psychologists observe our workshops, they are consistently befuddled by the dynamics of the teams as they solve technical problems.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use befuddled in a sentence?

I'm befuddled by these sorts of posts that are big on theory and light on details.

What does befuddled mean?

stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"

What part of speech is befuddled?

befuddled is commonly used as adjective.