Befuddling

/bɪˈfʌdəlɪŋ/ adjective

Definition

Confusing or bewildering; causing someone to feel confused and unable to think clearly.

Etymology

Present participle of befuddle, formed by adding -ing to the verb. The -ing suffix originally came from Old English and transforms verbs into adjectives describing ongoing states or qualities.

Kelly Says

Words ending in -ing can be adjectives OR verbs depending on how they're used—'a befuddling problem' uses it as an adjective, but 'he is befuddling the witness' uses it as a verb. Context is everything!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማንኛውም አይነት ምንጭ (man-nyaw-um ay-net min-cht)
ma-n-nyaw-um ay-net min-cht
ARالعربية
مُربِك (murbiq)
mur-biq
BNবাংলা
ভ্রমকর (bhrom-kar)
bhrom-kar
CACatalà
confús
kon-fus
CSČeština
zmatňující
z-mat-n-y-u-y-chi
DADansk
forvirrende
for-veer-ran-de
DEDeutsch
verwirrend
fer-vîr-rend
ELΕλληνικά
Κατατηςες (κατάταξις)
ka-ta-ta-ksi-s
ESEspañol
confuso
kon-foo-soh
FAفارسی
توهان (tohan)
toh-han
FISuomi
sekaannuttava
se-ka-an-nut-tava
FRFrançais
perplexe
per-pleks
GUGU
ભુલ (bhul)
bhul
HAHA
baci
ba-chi
HEעברית
מבלבל (me-la-bel)
me-la-bel
HIहिन्दी
भ्रमित करने वाला (bhram-it kar-ne wa-la)
bhram-it kar-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
zavarosító
za-va-ro-si-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
membingungkan
mem-bin-gun-gan
IGIG
amaghị
a-ma-ghi
ITItaliano
confuso
kon-foo-so
JA日本語
混乱させる (こんらんさせる)
konran saseru
KKKK
қасыр
qasyr
KMKM
ការបោះបង់ (kar boah bong)
kar boah bong
KO한국어
혼란스럽다 (혼란스럽다)
honranseul-op-da
MRMR
भ्रम (bhram)
bhram
MSBahasa Melayu
membingungkan
mem-bin-gun-gan
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ပျက်မှု (seet pyet ma hmu)
seet pyet ma hmu
NLNederlands
verwarrend
ver-war-rend
NONorsk
forvirrende
for-veer-ran-de
PAPA
ਗੁ Fuzz (gu fuzz)
gu fuzz
PLPolski
mylący
my-ly-tsee
PTPortuguês
confuso
kon-foo-so
RORomână
împătimitor
im-pat-i-mo-tor
RUРусский
сбивающий с толку
s-bi-vay-ush-chiy s tol-ku
SVSvenska
förvirrande
for-veer-ran-de
SWKiswahili
ugumu
oo-goo-moo
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகத்திற்குரிய (sandhegathir-kuri)
san-de-ga-tthir-kuri
TEతెలుగు
చూపు (chúpù)
choo-poo
THไทย
ทำให้สับสน (thâe hai sap son)
thâe hai sap son
TLTL
kalituhan
ka-li-tu-han
TRTürkçe
karıştırıcı
kar-ish-tür-i-chi
UKУкраїнська
збентежуючий
z-ben-te-zhu-y-uchiy
URاردو
مُربِك (murbiq)
mur-biq
VITiếng Việt
làm cho bối rối
lam cho bo-i roi
YOYO
ṣẹ́ṣẹ́
she-she
ZH中文
使人困惑 (shǐ rén kùnhuò)
shi ren kùn-hwô
ZUZU
ukusho
oo-koo-sho

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