W. E. B. Du Bois

All men cannot go to college, but some men must; every isolated group or nation must have its yeast, must have, for the talented few, centers of training where men are not so mystified and befuddled by the hard and necessary toil of earning a living as to have no aims higher than their bellies and no God greater than Gold.

American Writer

Henry Winkler

I was allergic to school. I was completely befuddled by school. I was trying so hard, but I couldn't succeed. I took geometry for four years, the same course over and over again, and I did not graduate with my senior class. I finally passed geometry after doing summer school, and eventually, I graduated.

American Actor

Priyamvada Natarajan

My own day-to-day observations confirm that many Americans can barely make change. At the supermarket where I buy groceries, I've watched more than one encounter at the cash register where both customer and clerk are befuddled at the prospect of double-checking the sums.

Indian Scientist

Steve Case

One of the problems with computers, particularly for the older people, is they were befuddled by them, and the computers have gotten better. They have gotten easier to use. They have gotten less expensive. The software interfaces have made things a lot more accessible.

American Businessman

Joel Coen

Some people come out going, I don't get it. And I don't quite know what they're trying to get, what they're struggling for. We have had the reaction where people leave the movie sort of uncomfortable and befuddled. Although that wasn't our intention.

American Director

Barkha Dutt

What other, newer democracies find relatively easy - conducting an election, the counting of votes, the peaceful transition of power - seems to have befuddled the United States (U.S.).

Indian Journalist

Sara Pascoe

Sometimes people give to charity because they have been persuaded to believe in a cause, sometimes just to get rid of you and sometimes because they are befuddled and confused.

English Comedian

Simon Sinek

Republicans are completely befuddled by Obama's 'star power' and don't seem to have a clear or effective strategy to compete.

English Author

Neil deGrasse Tyson

If a scientist is not befuddled by what they're looking at, then they're not a research scientist.

American Scientist

Meg Ryan

I've been in this business for years and I'm still befuddled by the ways of this town.

American Actress

Use 'befuddled' when someone is unsure due to unclear information or complicated situations.

Context Matters

'Befuddled' can express humorous confusion, not just frustration or problems.

Not Always Negative

'Befuddled' often implies a mild, temporary state of confusion without strong emotions.

Emotional Tones

'Befuddled' in this context suggests alcohol has caused the mental confusion.

Alcohol Impairment

Don't confuse 'befuddled' with 'drunk'; it refers more to the cognitive effects than to the state.

Not For Drunk

Use 'befuddled' to describe someone's humorous or harmless state after a social event with alcohol.

Social Situations

 So one particular day when I was feeling a little depressed and not a lot of joie de vivre, I ended up in the local bookstore around the corner from our offices. And I initially ended up in the business section of the bookstore looking for a business solution. But given my befuddled state of mind, I ended up in the self-help section very quickly.

Chip Conley: Measuring...

 out when I was feeling a little depressed and not a lot of joie de vivre I ended up in the local bookstore around the corner from our offices and I initially ended up in the business section the books are looking for a business solution but given my befuddled state of mind I ended up in the self-help section very quickly and