Befuddled - English meaning

adjective

Unable to think clearly; confused.

Usage examples:

This might just be my addled brain playing tricks

verb

Make (someone) unable to think clearly; confuse.

Usage examples:

Being in love must have addled your brain

adjective

Deprived of physical or emotional feeling.

Usage examples:

A hoarse shout cut through his benumbed senses

verb

Deprive of physical or emotional feeling.

adjective

Unable to feel because of cold, shock, etc.

Usage examples:

A face benumbed with cold

adjective

Perplexed and confused; very puzzled.

Usage examples:

He saw the bewildered look on my face

verb

Cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

Usage examples:

She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood

adjective

Confused and uncertain

Usage examples:

He sat up in bed, bewildered, unsure of where he was., buying a car can be a bit bewildering., pare…

adjective

(of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered.

Usage examples:

She was utterly confused about what had happened

verb

Make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.

Usage examples:

Past and present blurred together, confusing her still further

adjective

Unable to think clearly or to understand something

Usage examples:

Grandpa gets pretty confused sometimes, and doesn't even know what day it is., i'm a bit confused. …

adjective

Unable to think or react properly; bewildered.

Usage examples:

I was left dazed and confused

verb

(especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly.

Usage examples:

She was dazed by his revelations

adjective

Confused or unable to think clearly, esp. as a result of an injury or from shock

Usage examples:

The driver in the accident appeared dazed but not badly hurt., she was so happy she was in a daze.

adjective

Having lost one's sense of direction; disoriented.

Usage examples:

When he emerged into the street he was totally disorientated

verb

Cause (someone) to lose their sense of direction.

Usage examples:

The fog disorientated me

verb

Past simple and past participle of disorientate

adjective

Having lost one's sense of direction; disorientated.

Usage examples:

She was so disoriented that joe had to walk her to her room

verb

Cause (someone) to lose their sense of direction; disorientate.

Usage examples:

The driving snow disoriented them

adjective

Confused and not knowing where to go or what to do

Usage examples:

Whales become disoriented in shallow water.

adjective

Having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance.

Usage examples:

Jonathan had begun to suffer dizzy spells

verb

Make (someone) feel unsteady, confused, or amazed.

Usage examples:

Her nearness dizzied him

adjective

Having or causing a feeling of spinning around and being unable to balance

Usage examples:

She felt dizzy and needed to sit down., fig. in the computer industry, change comes at a dizzy pace…

verb

Disturb or disconcert (someone).

Usage examples:

She was not fazed by his show of anger

verb

Past simple and past participle of faze

Usage examples:

No one is fazed by the sight of guns here any more.

adjective

Full of or characterized by fog.

Usage examples:

A dark and foggy night

adjective

With fog

Usage examples:

A cold, foggy day, side effects include headaches, nausea, weakness, and foggy thinking., i get fog…

adjective

Confused or stupefied, especially as a result of drinking alcohol.

Usage examples:

Fuddled drinkers spilt their brandy and slid beneath the table

verb

Confuse or stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.

Usage examples:

That wine after dinner must have fuddled me

verb

Past simple and past participle of fuddle

Usage examples:

The heat had fuddled my brain.

adjective

Having a frizzy texture or appearance.

Usage examples:

Fuzzy fake-fur throw pillows

adjective

Not clear or not easily heard, seen, or understood

Usage examples:

Is the picture always fuzzy on your tv?, the basic facts of the story are starting to emerge though…

adjective

Dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow.

Usage examples:

The sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy

adjective

Not arranged in order; untidy.

Usage examples:

The muddled display of pictures has been taken down

verb

Bring into a disordered or confusing state.

Usage examples:

I fear he may have muddled the message

adjective

(of a part of the body) deprived of the power of physical sensation.

Usage examples:

My feet were numb with cold

verb

Deprive of feeling or responsiveness.

Usage examples:

The cold had numbed her senses

verb

Deprive of feeling or responsiveness.

Usage examples:

The cold had numbed her senses

adjective

(of a part of the body) deprived of the power of physical sensation.

Usage examples:

My feet were numb with cold

verb

Past simple and past participle of numb

Usage examples:

The extreme cold numbed her face and hands., the children are still numbed by their father's death.

adjective

Completely baffled; very puzzled.

Usage examples:

She gave him a perplexed look

verb

Make (someone) feel completely baffled.

Usage examples:

She was perplexed by her husband's moodiness

adjective

Confused, because something is difficult to understand or solve

Usage examples:

The students looked perplexed, so the teacher tried to explain once again., police were perplexed b…

adjective

So shocked that one is temporarily unable to react; astonished.

Usage examples:

A silent, stunned crowd

verb

Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

Usage examples:

The man was stunned by a blow to the head

verb

Make (someone) unable to think or feel properly.

Usage examples:

The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her

adjective

Unable to think clearly, usually because someone is extremely tired or bored, or has taken drugs

Usage examples:

Stupefied by tiredness, she just sat in front of the fire., as they slept in a stupefied state, som…

adjective

Of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning.

Usage examples:

Many patients suffer vague symptoms

adjective

Not clearly stated, described, or explained, or not clearly seen or felt

Usage examples:

She had a vague feeling that something had gone terribly wrong., i have only a vague memory of the …