befuddle

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To perplex, confuse (someone).

   The explanation left him completely befuddled.

2. verb To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.

Similar words

confound fuddle confuse discombobulate bedevil throw fox addle baffle disorient

Often followed by

the and his him a her us them me

Word family

befuddled befuddlement befuddlements befuddles befuddling