befuddles

VERB

confuse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffle bewilder daze disorient distract dumbfound fluster intoxicate muddle puzzle stupefy

STRONG

addle bother inebriate shake

WEAK

ball up make punchy mix up throw off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clarify clear up enlighten explain explicate

Example Sentences

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But the decision to allow Parias to leave the scene, while still handcuffed, befuddles her.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Here’s what befuddles him right now: There isn’t much to fix regarding the way the Hurricanes are playing against the Florida Panthers.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2023

It still befuddles me whenever I think of it, but why the heck is bacon packaging so incredibly un-user-friendly?

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2023

Sauerkraut fish soup has been popular in southwest China and in other parts of Asia since the 1990s, but the English translation of “sauerkraut fish” befuddles some western diners.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2022

Grape-growers are not in the fog that befuddles growers of tree-fruits in regard to tillage.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.