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befuddled

[bih-fuhd-ld] / bɪˈfʌd ld /




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Bryan Cranston transitioned from befuddled dad Hal to lethal drug lord Walter White in “Breaking Bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

One zoomer Republican operative in Washington was befuddled at how Butterworth’s had become such a destination: “A bunch of conservatives just decided it would be our place and I don’t understand why.”

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Yet I feel like a befuddled novice, still grappling with the surprises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

It's also about the players he has confused and bewildered with his ill-fitting shape and the ideology he refuses to alter no matter how befuddled things become.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

The guards seemed befuddled, but they could hardly consider these vivacious young girls a security risk.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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