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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
confuddle . - adjective In a state of extreme confusion, especially when unable to solve a frustrating problem.
Etymologies
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Examples
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After much too and fro - and apparently some confuddled explanations - the figure was revised to $60 billion.
Archive 2006-01-01 Ed Hollett 2006
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Hank, he scratches his head, for he's kind o 'confuddled, and thinks mebby he really has brought this basket with him.
Danny's Own Story 1912
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You're absolutely right to be confuddled, and let me set things straight.
Forbes.com: News Nadia Arumugam 2011
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Okey dokey slops, That'll be me confuddled then, 2 hands 1 mouth, beer or food?? beer or food? beer or food?
Army Rumour Service 2009
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Okey dokey slops, That'll be me confuddled then, 2 hands 1 mouth, beer or food?? beer or food? beer or food?
Army Rumour Service 2009
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The only time he came unstuck was when he confuddled his Matt with his Di Matteo and reeled off a question in Italian only to elicit the response: "Why's this fella speaking Welsh to me?"
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The only time he came unstuck was when he confuddled his Matt with his Di Matteo and reeled off a question in Italian only to elicit the response: "Why's this fella speaking Welsh to me?"
Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk 2009
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I read that as real men then, I was getting confuddled as I was'nt sure there were any in germany As I had to miss the last one, you can count me in.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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Burning yule logs hold the camera better than Partridge, but burning yule logs have never gotten a chance to think confuddled thoughts near
Slate Magazine 2009
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ETS I hope that makes sense but 3 G&Ts might have confuddled my thoughts ...
unknown title 2009
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