befuddled
In a fog
Befuddled means confused or muddled, often from drink, fatigue, or overwhelming information.
Someone befuddled struggles to think clearly: He woke up befuddled, unsure where he was.
The word suggests a fog has descended on the mind rather than simple ignorance: The technical jargon left her completely befuddled.
Lacking sense of direction
- puzzledConfused by something unclear
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- muddledIn a confused state
bewildered · flummoxed · nonplussed · stumped · mystified · discombobulated · confounded · dumbfounded
Overwhelmed into mental blankness
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- groggyWeak and unsteady
- spaced-outMentally detached, unfocused
woozy · punch-drunk · fuzzy · bleary · hazy · zonked · dopey · sluggish
Impaired by alcohol
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- sozzledExtremely intoxicated, colloquially
- plasteredExtremely intoxicated
soused · blotto · smashed · hammered · tanked · pickled · stewed · loaded
Overwhelmed with amazement
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
- astonishedGreatly shocked, overwhelmed
- flooredOverwhelmed by surprise
staggered · shell-shocked · blindsided · reeling · overcome · speechless · agog · incredulous
disoriented
Lacking sense of direction
- puzzledConfused by something unclear
- baffledUtterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
muddled · bewildered · flummoxed · nonplussed · stumped · mystified · discombobulated · confounded · dumbfounded · addled
stupefied
Overwhelmed into mental blankness
spaced-out · woozy · punch-drunk · fuzzy · bleary · hazy · zonked · dopey · sluggish · muddleheaded
drunk
Impaired by alcohol
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- sozzledExtremely intoxicated, colloquially
plastered · soused · blotto · smashed · hammered · tanked · pickled · stewed · loaded · sloshed
flabbergasted
Overwhelmed with amazement
- gobsmackedExtremely astonished
- thunderstruckExtremely shocked or amazed
- astonishedGreatly shocked, overwhelmed
floored · staggered · shell-shocked · blindsided · reeling · overcome · speechless · agog · incredulous · startled
- confused feelingsconfused, puzzled, baffled, perplexed, mystified
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- dimwitsdimwit, idiot, dolt, dunce, moron
- inattentiondistracted, spacing, absent-minded, distraction, obliviousness
- misunderstandingsmisunderstanding, misinterpretation, misconception, misreading, miscommunication
- off targetoff target, off-target, off the mark, wide of the mark, wide