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Adjective: befuddled  bu'fúduld
  1. Stupefied by alcoholic drink
    "the wino's poor befuddled mind"
    - befogged
     
  2. Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
    - baffled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea
     
  3. Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
    - addled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly [N. Amer], woolly-headed, wooly-minded [N. Amer], woolly-minded
Verb: befuddle  bi'fúdl
  1. Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
    "This question befuddled even the teacher"
    - confuse, throw, fox, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
     
  2. Make stupid with alcohol
    - fuddle

See also: befuddlement, confused, perplexed

Type of: be, inebriate, intoxicate, soak