befuddlement
befuddlement · befuddlements
The state of being befuddledThe state of being befuddled; a feeling of being dazed and perplexed due to confusion.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being befuddled; a feeling of being dazed and perplexed due to confusion.
His words struck me with a sense of befuddlement that lasted until I got home.
More definitions
- confusion resulting from failure to understand
Origin
From befuddle + -ment.From befuddle + -ment.
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Forms
plural: befuddlements| Singular | befuddlement |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- confusion resulting from failure to understand:bewildermentobfuscationpuzzlementmystificationbafflementbemusement
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable