confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
(verb) 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”
befuddle, fuddle
(verb) make stupid with alcohol
Source: WordNet® 3.1
befuddle (third-person singular simple present befuddles, present participle befuddling, simple past and past participle befuddled)
(transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
(transitive) To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.
• See also confuse
Source: Wiktionary
Be*fud"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befuddled]
Definition: To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2025
(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
