"befuddle" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈfʌdl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-befuddle.ogg Forms: befuddles [present, singular, third-person], befuddling [participle, present], befuddled [participle, past], befuddled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌdl Etymology: From be- + fuddle. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|fuddle}} be- + fuddle Head templates: {{en-verb}} befuddle (third-person singular simple present befuddles, present participle befuddling, simple past and past participle befuddled)
  1. (transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Drinking Translations (perplex or confuse): обърквам (obǎrkvam) (Bulgarian), zmást (Czech), verbazen (Dutch), verwarren (Dutch), hämmentää (Finnish), häkellyttää (Finnish), brouiller (French), confondre (French), épater (French), verwirren (German), konfundigar (Ido), confondere (Italian), sconcertare (Italian), 使困惑 (Mandarin), 使迷惑 (Mandarin), confundir (Portuguese), сбива́ть с толку (sbivátʹ s tolku) (Russian), confundir (Spanish), omtöckna (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-befuddle-en-verb--Ok6lE6v Disambiguation of Drinking: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of 'perplex or confuse': 96 4
  2. (transitive) To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol. Tags: transitive Translations (stupefy): опиянявам (opijanjavam) (Bulgarian), omráčit (Czech), verdwazen (Dutch), verdoven (Dutch), huumata (Finnish), päihdyttää (Finnish), berauschen (German), ingarbugliare (Italian), annebbiare (Italian), istupidire (Italian), одурманивать (odurmanivatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-befuddle-en-verb-p17Ud5lc Disambiguation of 'stupefy': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bedfuddled, befuddlement, befuddler, befuddling, confuddle

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "stupefy",
      "word": "istupidire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odurmanivatʹ",
      "sense": "stupefy",
      "word": "одурманивать"
    }
  ],
  "word": "befuddle"
}

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