confuddle

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/kənˈfʌdl/

noun

The state of confusion and/or being befuddled.

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Meanings

nounconfuddle (plural confuddles)

plural confuddles

  1. slangThe state of confusion and/or being befuddled.
verbconfuddle (third-person singular simple present confuddles, present participle confuddling, simple past and past participle confuddled)

present singular third person confuddles · participle present confuddling · participle past confuddled · past confuddled

  1. informaltransitiveTo confuse thoroughly.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bafflebaffoundbefuddlebewilderconfusemix uppuzzle

Origin

Blend of confuse + befuddle.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with confuddle

befuddle
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Cite this entry
APA

confuddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confuddle

MLA

“confuddle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confuddle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confuddle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confuddle.

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