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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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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

Admit it, the Lakers have hitched their future to a guy who might never be consistently great, a guy who dazzles far less than he befuddles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 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

Stagflation is the bitterest of economic pills: High inflation mixes with a weak job market to cause a toxic brew that punishes consumers and befuddles economists.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 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.