fuddles
Befogs the mind
Fuddles is the third-person singular of fuddle, meaning to confuse or stupefy, especially with alcohol.
Someone who fuddles their brain with drink muddles their thinking.
The noun fuddle is a state of intoxication or confusion: He was in a fuddle after three whiskeys.
The word is old-fashioned and literary.
State of being baffled
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- perplexityMental state of confusion
- dazeBewildered mental state
haze · stupor · addled · discombobulation · puzzlement · mental fog · mixed-up · scatter-brained
Mildly intoxicated
- drunkImpaired by alcohol
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
- boozyAffected by drink
- sozzledExtremely intoxicated, colloquially
plastered · merry · liquor · ale · spirits · tavern · pub · cups
Brief excessive episode
- bingeBout of excess
- carousalBoisterous drinking spree
- socialConcerning community life
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
festivity · celebration · bash · knees-up · shindig · get-together · revel · jamboree
bewilderment
State of being baffled
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- perplexityMental state of confusion
daze · haze · stupor · addled · discombobulation · puzzlement · mental fog · mixed-up · scatter-brained · woolly-headed
tipsy
Mildly intoxicated
- drunkImpaired by alcohol
- inebriatedIntoxicated by alcohol
- boozyAffected by drink
sozzled · plastered · merry · liquor · ale · spirits · tavern · pub · cups · wine
spree
Brief excessive episode
merrymaking · festivity · celebration · bash · knees-up · shindig · get-together · revel · jamboree · booze-up
fuddlesclarifies
Makes more understandable
clears · sharpens · sobers · enlightens · awakens
fuddlesclarifies
Makes more understandable
elucidates · explains · illuminates · explicates · demystifies
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