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confuddled

confuddled is the simple past and past participle of confuddle.

Meaning of confuddle

Verb

confuddle (third-person singular simple present confuddles, present participle confuddling, simple past and past participle confuddled)

  1. (informal, transitive) To confuse thoroughly.

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Adjective

confuddled (comparative more confuddled, superlative most confuddled)

  1. (informal) In a state of extreme confusion, especially when unable to solve a frustrating problem.
    • This silly chemistry problem makes me so confuddled!

Forms of confuddled

comparativemore confuddled
superlativemost confuddled

Origin of confuddled

Blend of confused + befuddled.

Questions about confuddled

What does confuddled mean?
Confuddled means in a state of extreme confusion, especially when unable to solve a frustrating problem.
What is confuddled the simple past and past participle of?
Confuddled is the simple past and past participle of confuddle.
What part of speech is confuddled?
Confuddled is an adjective.

Words near confuddled in the dictionary

  1. Confucians
  2. Confucius
  3. confuciusornithid
  4. confuciusornithids
  5. confuddle
  6. confuddled
  7. confuddledness
  8. confuddles
  9. confuddling
  10. confurcate
  11. confurcated

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