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say it: bi-FUHD-uhld
befuddled is an adjective meaning "stupefied by alcoholic drink". It carries 3 recorded senses.
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”
confused and vague; used especially of thinking
“muddleheaded ideas”
“your addled little brain”
“woolly thinking”
“woolly-headed ideas”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for befuddled come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.