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Stumped vs Befuddled - What's the difference?

stumped | befuddled |

As adjectives the difference between stumped and befuddled

is that stumped is perplexed, at a loss while befuddled is confused or perplexed.

As verbs the difference between stumped and befuddled

is that stumped is (stump) while befuddled is (befuddle).

stumped

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Perplexed, at a loss.
    • I'm stumped by this question.
  • (cricket, of a batsman, not comparable) To be out by being stumped by the wicket keeper.

    • Synonyms

    * (baffled ): at a loss, baffled, bemused, bewildered, confused, flummoxed, lost, nonplussed, perplexed, puzzled

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stump)

    • befuddled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (befuddle)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • confused or perplexed
  • drunk

    • Synonyms

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