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Third Person
befuddles
Present Participle
befuddling
Past Tense
befuddled
Past Participle
befuddled
1
to muddle someone's thinking, making it difficult to concentrate or reason
- The complex instructions completely befuddles me.
- His contradictory statements befuddled the entire team.
- She was befuddled by the sudden change in plans.
- The math problem befuddled even the brightest students.
- Stress can befuddle your ability to make decisions.
2
to become intoxicated
- He was befuddled after several rounds of whiskey.
- The revelers were too befuddled to notice the time.
- They stumbled out of the bar, befuddled and laughing.
- She was too befuddled to remember where she parked her car.
- The celebration left half the guests befuddled and stumbling.
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