befuddle

verbCommon GRE wordMore B words

to confuse or muddle someone's thinking

In a sentence

Befuddle in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing befuddle in a sentence.

The tangle of legal jargon befuddled the jury.

Synonyms

Antonyms

clarifyenlighten

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

Befuddle (verb) means to confuse or muddle someone's thinking

Here is befuddle used in an example sentence: "The tangle of legal jargon befuddled the jury."

Common synonyms for befuddle include bewilder, baffle, perplex, confound.

Antonyms of befuddle include clarify, enlighten.

Befuddle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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