befuddle

Word parts

be- + fuddle

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bɪˈfʌdl/

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• Hyphenation: be‧fud‧dle

Verb

Plain form befuddle

Third-person singular befuddles

Past tense befuddled

Past participle befuddled

Present participle befuddling

1. (transitive) If you befuddle a person, you confuse them.

   The explanation left him completely befuddled.