befuddled
1. [ adjective ] stupefied by alcoholic drink
Synonyms: befogged
Examples:

"the wino's poor befuddled mind" "a mind befogged with drink"

Related terms: confused
2. [ adjective ] perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
Synonyms: bewildered confused mixed-up confounded bemused mazed lost at_sea baffled
Examples:

"obviously bemused by his questions" "bewildered and confused" "a cloudy and confounded philosopher" "just a mixed-up kid" "she felt lost on the first day of school"

Related terms: perplexed
3. [ adjective ] confused and vague; used especially of thinking
Synonyms: woolly muddled muzzy wooly woolly-headed wooly-minded addled
Examples:

"muddleheaded ideas" "your addled little brain" "woolly thinking" "woolly-headed ideas"

Related terms: confused
Similar spelling:   befuddle
  befuddlement