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befuddlement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bafflement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement |
| Type of | confusedness, confusion, disarray, mental confusion, muddiness |
| Derivation | befuddle |
Examples of befuddlement
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That is a game Chicago's politicians know well, which explained their befuddlement.
From the washingtontimes.com
Such befuddlement has been a feature of his presidency, which began in 2006.
From the economist.com
It's an idea so novel that Washington's initial reaction was befuddlement.
From the washingtonpost.com
I've been collecting corporatese for a year, and other forms of befuddlement as well.
From the economist.com
In the midst of our befuddlement, how do we play out our role in ecology and culture?
From the dailyherald.com
Pinter's plays featured sparse dialogue, often spiced with paranoia or simple befuddlement.
From the edition.cnn.com
This befuddlement will forever taint the city in your small mind.
From the washingtonpost.com
No complexity, no befuddlement and endless scope for innovation.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Fifteen weeks later, the Bengals are on the horizon again and there is no befuddlement in Flacco.
From the sacbee.com
- Bewilderment: confusion resulting from failure to understand
- (befuddled) befogged: stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink"
- (befuddled) baffled: 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"
- (befuddled) addled: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
- The characteristic of being befuddled
- (befuddled) confused or perplexed; drunk
