befuddle

UK
/bɪˈfʌd.əl/
US
/bɪˈfʌd.əl/

Translations

befuddleverb
befuddled
Past Simple
befuddled
Past Participle
befuddling
Gerund
UK
/bɪˈfʌd.əl/
US
/bɪˈfʌd.əl/
The complex instructions befuddled the new employees.
Les instructions complexes ont déboussolé les nouveaux employés.
Additional translations
abrutirS’emploie surtout pour l’effet d’un alcool ou d’une substance stupéfiante.

Definitions

befuddleverb
To confuse or perplex someone.
The complex instructions befuddled the new employees.
To stupefy or make someone unable to think clearly, especially through alcohol or another intoxicant.
The strong punch befuddled the guests by the end of the evening.