to confuse or perplex; to make muddled or befuddled.
From en- + fuddle (possibly from Dutch futselen, to work carelessly, or imitative in origin). The prefix en- adds intensification.
Fuddle started as informal/dialectal, but 'enfuddle' makes it sound almost scientific—the prefix transforms a casual word into something that describes a deliberate act of confusion.
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