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Synonyms & Antonyms of befuddlement
a state of mental uncertainty
- the library patron was in obvious befuddlement over where to find the appropriate references
Synonyms for befuddlement
- bafflement,
- bamboozlement,
- bemusement,
- bewilderedness,
- bewilderment,
- confusedness,
- confusion,
- discombobulation,
- distraction,
- fog,
- head-scratching,
- maze
- [chiefly dialect],
- muddle,
- mystification,
- perplexity,
- puzzlement,
- tangle,
- whirl
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