Befuddle \Be*fud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befuddled] To becloud and confuse, as with liquor. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

befuddled \befuddled\ adj.

1. dazed by alcoholic drink. the wino's poor befuddled mind

Syn: stupefied. [WordNet 1.5]

2. unclear in mind or intent; filled with bewilderment.

Syn: at sea, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, mazed, mixed-up. [WordNet 1.5]

3. confused and vague; used especially of thinking.

Syn: addled, befogged, muddled, muzzy, unclear, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded. [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "befuddled": addlebrained, addled, addleheaded, addlepated, beclouded, cloudy, fogged, foggy, fuddlebrained, fuddled, hazy, in a fog, in a muddle, misted, misty, muddled, muddleheaded, muzzy, puzzleheaded

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

befuddled adj
1: stupefied by alcoholic drink; "the wino's poor befuddled mind"; "a mind befogged with drink" [syn: befogged]
2: 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" [syn: baffled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed, mixed-up, at sea]
3: confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" [syn: addled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Befuddle \Be*fud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befuddled] To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)