Befuddlement is an English word with synonyms like bewilderment or muddiness. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Befuddlement meaning
The state of being befuddled.
Synonyms of Befuddlement
Using Befuddlement
- The main meaning on this page is: The state of being befuddled.
- Useful related words include: bewilderment, muddiness, confusedness, mental confusion.
Context around Befuddlement
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Befuddlement
- In this selection, "befuddlement" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, teen, true and widespread stand out and add context to how "befuddlement" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include americans express befuddlement and compete and any true befuddlement at how. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "befuddlement" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with befuddlement
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In reality, it was a good-natured, adorable-to-boot adventure into pre-teen befuddlement. (15 words)
Yet even as the casualties from gunfire mount, Americans express befuddlement, and compete to devise ever more far-fetched answers. (20 words)
Given Mr. Putin’s penchant for trying to keep his adversaries off balance, the befuddlement might be part of the Kremlin’s goal. (23 words)
Such comments have always seemed at least a little tongue-in-cheek, and more about pointing out the hypocrisy of the holier-than-thou set than about any true befuddlement at how they could do such a thing. (38 words)
The apparent conflation of the two led to widespread befuddlement on social media in Ethiopia and elsewhere, though by and large the comments were not taken seriously. (27 words)
Given Mr. Putin’s penchant for trying to keep his adversaries off balance, the befuddlement might be part of the Kremlin’s goal. (23 words)
Example sentences (5)
In reality, it was a good-natured, adorable-to-boot adventure into pre-teen befuddlement.
Given Mr. Putin’s penchant for trying to keep his adversaries off balance, the befuddlement might be part of the Kremlin’s goal.
Such comments have always seemed at least a little tongue-in-cheek, and more about pointing out the hypocrisy of the holier-than-thou set than about any true befuddlement at how they could do such a thing.
The apparent conflation of the two led to widespread befuddlement on social media in Ethiopia and elsewhere, though by and large the comments were not taken seriously.
Yet even as the casualties from gunfire mount, Americans express befuddlement, and compete to devise ever more far-fetched answers.