"confuddle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: confuddles [plural]
Etymology: Blend of confuse + befuddle Etymology templates: {{blend|en|confuse|befuddle}} Blend of confuse + befuddle Head templates: {{en-noun}} confuddle (plural confuddles)
  1. (slang) The state of confusion and/or being befuddled. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-confuddle-en-noun-58bzWKMn Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29

Verb

Forms: confuddles [present, singular, third-person], confuddling [participle, present], confuddled [participle, past], confuddled [past]
Etymology: Blend of confuse + befuddle Etymology templates: {{blend|en|confuse|befuddle}} Blend of confuse + befuddle Head templates: {{en-verb}} confuddle (third-person singular simple present confuddles, present participle confuddling, simple past and past participle confuddled)
  1. (informal, transitive) To confuse thoroughly. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-confuddle-en-verb-C903EfmO Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Inflected forms

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