[syn: befuddle, fuddle]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Befuddle \Be*fud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befuddled]
To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
befuddle
v 1: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think
clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This
question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled
even the teacher" [syn: confuse, throw, fox,
befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound,
discombobulate]
2: make stupid with alcohol [syn: befuddle, fuddle]