Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confuddled

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-fud-dled
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of confuddle

adj

In a state of extreme confusion, especially when unable to solve a frustrating problem.

Informal

Example Sentences

"This silly chemistry problem makes me so confuddled!"

Etymology

Blend of confused + befuddled.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more confuddled (comparative) most confuddled (superlative)

Questions

What does confuddled mean?: simple past and past participle of confuddle
Where does confuddled come from?: Blend of confused + befuddled.

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