befog
Make mentally murky
To befog is to obscure or confuse, as if wrapping something in fog.
The word applies literally to vision—Mist befogged the harbor—but more often figuratively to thinking: The medication befogged his mind.
A befogged argument is muddled or unclear.
The word is somewhat literary; in everyday speech, people more often say cloud or muddle.
Cause utter confusion
- perplexCause utter confusion
- baffleConfuse or perplex
- confoundTo thoroughly puzzle
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
addle · befuddle · disorient · puzzle · mystify · flummox · discombobulate · fuddle
Fine airborne moisture
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- vaporGaseous form of liquid
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
murk · brume · condensation · moisture · humidity · dew · drizzle · overcast
Cause false belief
- misinformConvey false details
- distortTwist from original form
- misguideLead in wrong direction
- lead astrayCause to err
manipulate · muddy the waters · spin · dissemble · equivocate · prevaricate · smokescreen · misdirect
shroud
Burial cloth or covering
dim · cloud · envelop · cloak · mask · screen · conceal · hide · eclipse · overshadow
bewilder
Cause utter confusion
muddle · addle · befuddle · disorient · puzzle · mystify · flummox · discombobulate · fuddle · stupefy
mist
Fine airborne moisture
steam · murk · brume · condensation · moisture · humidity · dew · drizzle · overcast · gloom
deceive
Cause false belief
lead astray · manipulate · muddy the waters · spin · dissemble · equivocate · prevaricate · smokescreen · misdirect · disinform