From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Befuddle \Be*fud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befuddled}]
To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
befuddled \befuddled\ adj.
1. dazed by alcoholic drink. the wino's poor befuddled mind
Syn: stupefied.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. unclear in mind or intent; filled with bewilderment.
Syn: at sea, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused,
mazed, mixed-up.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. confused and vague; used especially of thinking.
Syn: addled, befogged, muddled, muzzy, unclear, woolly,
wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
befuddled
adj 1: stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled
mind"; "a mind befogged with drink" [syn: {befogged},
{befuddled}]
2: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements;
filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his
questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and
confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt
lost on the first day of school" [syn: {baffled},
{befuddled}, {bemused}, {bewildered}, {confounded},
{confused}, {lost}, {mazed}, {mixed-up}, {at sea}]
3: confused and vague; used especially of thinking;
"muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly
thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: {addled}, {befuddled},
{muddled}, {muzzy}, {woolly}, {wooly}, {woolly-headed},
{wooly-minded}]
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