how to pronounce befuddle

/bɪˈfʌd.əl/

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befuddle is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of befuddle in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to his father befuddle engaging a life …”

meanings of befuddle

verb:

To perplex, confuse (someone).
To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.

befuddle frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word befuddle occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics befuddle can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that befuddle can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;