befuddled meaning and definition

BEFUDDLED adjective

Definition of befuddled (adjective)

1. stupefied by alcoholic drink
   • "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
   • synonyms: befogged
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"
   • synonyms: at sea, baffled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up
3. confused and vague; used especially of thinking
   • "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
   • synonyms: addled, muddled, muzzy, wooly, woolly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded