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Befuddlement

noun
1.
Confusion resulting from failure to understand.  Synonyms: bafflement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, obfuscation, puzzlement.






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"Befuddlement" Quotes from Famous Books



... He had expected to be piloted by circuitous routes to some vile thieves' den in the intricate mazes of the East Side, but the car and the smartly appareled men encouraged the hope of a very different destination. The Governor, evidently enjoying his companion's befuddlement, talked of the changes that had taken place in the upper city in his memory. His reminiscences did not interest Archie greatly. He thought it likely the Governor was uttering commonplaces for the benefit ...
— Blacksheep! Blacksheep! • Meredith Nicholson

... on the occasion of his eloping with the cook. His name was Carr, and his chief peculiarity, that he was so regular in his irregularities that he could always tell the time of day by the state of befuddlement that he was in. He would cock his head, think over his own symptoms, and then give you the hour fairly correctly. An unusual drink would disarrange him, however; and if you forced the pace in the morning, he would undress ...
— The Stark Munro Letters • J. Stark Munro



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