Befuddled
adjective
Confused, not able to understand.
I was completely befuddled by his sudden change in attitude.
Often appears as...
- completely befuddled
- rather befuddled
adjective
Unable to think clearly because of drinking alcohol.
He was too befuddled to drive after the party.
Often appears as...
- too befuddled
- slightly befuddled
adjective
Confused, not able to understand.
I was completely befuddled by his sudden change in attitude.
Often appears as...
- completely befuddled
- rather befuddled
adjective
Unable to think clearly because of drinking alcohol.
He was too befuddled to drive after the party.
Often appears as...
- too befuddled
- slightly befuddled
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Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'befuddled' when someone is unsure due to unclear information or complicated situations.
The contradicting directions left tourists befuddled.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Befuddled' can express humorous confusion, not just frustration or problems.
His magic tricks left the children happily befuddled.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Tones
'Befuddled' often implies a mild, temporary state of confusion without strong emotions.
She looked befuddled during the complex lecture.
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Chip Conley: Measuring...
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.
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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
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Chip Conley: Measuring...
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.
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Measuring what makes...
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
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
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.
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Henry Winkler
American Actor
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.
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Priyamvada Natarajan
Indian Scientist
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.
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Steve Case
American Businessman
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.
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Joel Coen
American Director
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.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
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.).
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Sara Pascoe
English Comedian
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.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
Republicans are completely befuddled by Obama's 'star power' and don't seem to have a clear or effective strategy to compete.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
If a scientist is not befuddled by what they're looking at, then they're not a research scientist.
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Meg Ryan
American Actress
I've been in this business for years and I'm still befuddled by the ways of this town.
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
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.
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Henry Winkler
American Actor
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.
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Priyamvada Natarajan
Indian Scientist
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.
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Steve Case
American Businessman
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.
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Joel Coen
American Director
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.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
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.).
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Sara Pascoe
English Comedian
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.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
Republicans are completely befuddled by Obama's 'star power' and don't seem to have a clear or effective strategy to compete.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
If a scientist is not befuddled by what they're looking at, then they're not a research scientist.
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Meg Ryan
American Actress
I've been in this business for years and I'm still befuddled by the ways of this town.
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