Meanings
verbbefuzzle (third-person singular simple present befuzzles, present participle befuzzling, simple past and past participle befuzzled)
present singular third person befuzzles · participle present befuzzling · participle past befuzzled · past befuzzled
- informalTo confuse.
There is hardly a family in the land not touched by death in their families because of it as alcohol rides our highways befuzzling the minds of our nation's drivers
1967, Viola E. Koch, This Young Country: A Saga of America in Transition
Origin
Blend of befuddle + puzzle. Compare confuzzle.
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APA
befuzzle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befuzzle
MLA
“befuzzle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befuzzle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “befuzzle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befuzzle.
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