"befuddling" meaning in English

See befuddling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more befuddling [comparative], most befuddling [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} befuddling (comparative more befuddling, superlative most befuddling)
  1. Confusing. Derived forms: befuddlingly
    Sense id: en-befuddling-en-adj-RCEjtBqP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 17 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 14 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 10 6

Noun

Forms: befuddlings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} befuddling (countable and uncountable, plural befuddlings)
  1. Confusion. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-befuddling-en-noun-jXzbtxxI

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} befuddling
  1. present participle and gerund of befuddle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: befuddle
    Sense id: en-befuddling-en-verb-LqfEt3Pm

Inflected forms

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