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befuddle
The definition of befuddle means to confuse someone or to make something difficult to understand.
(verb)An example of befuddle is when you try to explain a complicated calculus problem to someone who doesn't know anything about calculus.
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See befuddle in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb befuddled, befuddling
- to fuddle or confuse (the mind, a person, etc.)
- to stupefy with alcoholic liquor
Related Forms:
- befuddlement noun
See befuddle in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb be·fud·dled, be·fud·dling, be·fud·dles
- To confuse; perplex. See Synonyms at confuse.
- To stupefy with or as if with alcoholic drink.
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