fuddle[verb]Synonyms: confuse, addle, ball up, befuddle, bewilder, distract, fluster, mix up, muddle, throw off
Antonyms: clarify, clear
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fud‧dle /ˈfʌdl/
verb [transitive] British English informal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Perhaps from Low German fudeln 'to work carelessly as if drunk']
if something, especially alcohol or drugs, fuddles you or your mind, it makes you unable to think clearly
—fuddled adjective:
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