Befuddle

/bɪˈfʌdəl/ verb

to confuse someone completely; to make someone unable to think clearly or understand something.

From be- + fuddle (to confuse or stupefy). Fuddle may come from Old English 'fud' (foolish) or relate to getting drunk. First recorded use around 1600s.

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