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befuddling

befuddling adjective: confusing. Also the present participle and gerund of befuddle.

Adjective

befuddling (comparative more befuddling, superlative most befuddling)

  1. Confusing.

Noun

befuddling (countable and uncountable, plural befuddlings)

  1. Confusion.
    • […] as you tune into the latest political befuddlings on the radio […]2019, Lisa Schwartz, Thirty-Life Crisis

Also used as

befuddling is also the present participle and gerund of befuddle.

Forms of befuddling

Adjective
comparativemore befuddling
superlativemost befuddling
Noun
pluralbefuddlings

Words formed from befuddling

Questions about befuddling

What does befuddling mean?
Befuddling means confusing.
What part of speech is befuddling?
Befuddling can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near befuddling in the dictionary

  1. befuddlement
  2. befuddlements
  3. befuddler
  4. befuddlers
  5. befuddles
  6. befuddling
  7. befuddlingly
  8. befuddlings
  9. Befunge
  10. befunolol
  11. befur

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