fuddleverb [ T ]
uk/ˈfʌd.əl/us/ˈfʌd.əl/informalto confuse someone and make them unable to think clearly:
The heat had fuddled my brain.
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Puzzle and confuse
- addle
- baffle
- bemuse
- bewilder
- blind sb with science idiom
- blur
- cloud
- do sb's head in idiom
- flummox
- fox
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix
- mix sb up
- muddy
- muddy the waters idiom
- puzzle
- throw sb off balance idiom
- tie
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance
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fuddlenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈfʌd.əl/us/ˈfʌd.əl/informala confused state:
Sometimes he gets in a fuddle and then he can't find things.
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Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- ferment
- flutter
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- off balance
- turbulence
- whirl
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