Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Befuddle \Be*fud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befuddled}]
   To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.

Source : WordNet®

befuddle
     v 1: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think
          clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts";
          "This question completely threw me"; "This question
          befuddled even the teacher" [syn: {confuse}, {throw}, {fox},
           {fuddle}, {bedevil}, {confound}, {discombobulate}]
     2: make stupid with alcohol [syn: {fuddle}]