Home › Words › B › befuddlementbefuddlementbefuddlement means the state of being befuddled; a feeling of being dazed and perplexed due to confusion.EtymologyFrom befuddle + -ment.nounThe state of being befuddled; a feeling of being dazed and perplexed due to confusion.e.g.“His words struck me with a sense of befuddlement that lasted until I got home.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.confuddle 85% match — The state of confusion and/or being befuddled. vs befuddlement →befuddledness 84% match — The quality of being befuddled. vs befuddlement →fuddlement 84% match — The state of being befuddled. vs befuddlement →bemuddlement 82% match — The state of being bemuddled. vs befuddlement →befuddled 80% match — Confused or perplexed. vs befuddlement →bewilderment 80% match — The state of being bewildered. vs befuddlement →bafflement 80% match — The result or state of being baffled, confused, or puzzled; a shocked feeling of perplexed bewilderment, caused by being utterly unable to understand something or to move on from one's incomprehension. vs befuddlement →baffledness 79% match — The state or quality of being baffled. vs befuddlement →