befuzzle

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English

Etymology

Blend of befuddle +‎ puzzle. Compare confuzzle.

Pronunciation

Verb

befuzzle (third-person singular simple present befuzzles, present participle befuzzling, simple past and past participle befuzzled)

  1. (informal) To confuse
    • 1967, Viola E. Koch, This Young Country: A Saga of America in Transition:
      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