befuddle

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de plonger quelqu'un dans la confusion ou la perplexité, souvent au point qu'il ne peut plus penser clairement.

A verb used to indicate the act of confusing or perplexing someone, often to the point of making them unable to think clearly.

1. Confuse or perplexC1formal

   To make someone unable to think clearly or understand something.

   Embrouiller, dérouter

   • The complex instructions completely befuddled the new employees.
   • His contradictory statements befuddled the audience.
   • The magician's trick befuddled even the sharpest observers.

   Synonymesbafflebemusebewilderconfoundconfusediscombobulateflummoxmystifynonplusperplexpuzzle

   Antonymesclarifyeducateenlightenexplainilluminate

2. Stupefy with alcoholC2informal

   To make someone confused or unable to think clearly, especially by giving them alcohol.

   Enivrer (rendre ivre)

   • The strong cocktails befuddled him after just two drinks.
   • They were completely befuddled by the cheap wine at the party.
   • He was too befuddled to remember where he parked his car.

   Synonymesaddlefuddleinebriateintoxicatemuddlestupefy

   Antonymesclaritysober