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BEFUDDLEMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does befuddlement mean?
• BEFUDDLEMENT (noun)
The noun BEFUDDLEMENT has 1 sense:
1. confusion resulting from failure to understand
Familiarity information: BEFUDDLEMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Confusion resulting from failure to understand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
bafflement; befuddlement; bemusement; bewilderment; mystification; obfuscation; puzzlement
Hypernyms ("befuddlement" is a kind of...):
confusedness; confusion; disarray; mental confusion; muddiness (a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior)
Derivation:
befuddle (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly)
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