[
US
/bɪˈfədəɫd/
]
[ UK /bɪfˈʌdəld/ ]
[ UK /bɪfˈʌdəld/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
confused and vague; used especially of thinking
woolly thinking
your addled little brain
muddleheaded ideas
woolly-headed ideas -
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
a cloudy and confounded philosopher
she felt lost on the first day of school
obviously bemused by his questions
bewildered and confused
just a mixed-up kid -
stupefied by alcoholic drink
a mind befogged with drink
the wino's poor befuddled mind
How To Use befuddled In A Sentence
- He was befuddled as he swilled the tea around in his mug
- The kid smiled and vanished, leaving a befuddled scientist to wonder if he'd begun hallucinating.
- This question befuddled even the teacher
- At first they glanced at each other, befuddled by the albino girl who stood in nothing but a strapless nightgown.
- Emerging after a bibulous evening, befuddled guests went to recover their coats, only to discover that some of them had ‘walked’.
- Three beer-befuddled construction workers played softball with my head in a backstreet on the mistaken assumption that I was Tom Tunney.
- When Miss Fiske wrote to inform me of her condition, I was utterly befuddled.
- I forgot to tell you all this is set in one of my confused and befuddled future settings.
- Sarah felt something stir within her as she gazed at him, her eyes never leaving his and she was befuddled.
- I was so stunned and momentarily befuddled it never even occurred to me to fire the second barrel.
