"befuddled" meaning in English

See befuddled in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more befuddled [comparative], most befuddled [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} befuddled (comparative more befuddled, superlative most befuddled)
  1. confused or perplexed Translations (confused or perplexed): stomverbaasd (Dutch), perplex (Dutch), in de war (Dutch), verwirrt (German), desorientiert (German)
    Sense id: en-befuddled-en-adj-EFiPho2j Disambiguation of 'confused or perplexed': 100 0
  2. drunk Translations (drunk): verdoofd (Dutch), dronken (Dutch), zat [Flemish] (Dutch), angetrunken (German), betrunken (German)
    Sense id: en-befuddled-en-adj-Bbi3nupQ Disambiguation of 'drunk': 0 100

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} befuddled
  1. simple past and past participle of befuddle Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: befuddle
    Sense id: en-befuddled-en-verb-a48urVQ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 95

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