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Befuddled vs Flummoxed - What's the difference?

befuddled | flummoxed |

As verbs the difference between befuddled and flummoxed

is that befuddled is (befuddle) while flummoxed is (flummox).

As adjectives the difference between befuddled and flummoxed

is that befuddled is confused or perplexed while flummoxed is confused, perplexed or flustered.

befuddled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (befuddle)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • confused or perplexed
  • drunk

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    flummoxed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (flummox)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Confused, perplexed or flustered.
    • He's good at what he knows, but he gets completely flummoxed when new problems arise.

    Synonyms

    * bewildered, mystified, perplexed, stumped