All fuddle synonyms
fudΒ·dle
F f verb fuddle
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- unnerve β to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
- disorganize β to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- disrupt β to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- unsettle β to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- perturb β to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- puzzle β a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
- disconcert β to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- confound β If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
- mortify β to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect.
- worry β to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- complicate β To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- amaze β If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.
- astonish β If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
- daze β If someone is in a daze, they are feeling confused and unable to think clearly, often because they have had a shock or surprise.
- perplex β to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- bemuse β If something bemuses you, it puzzles or confuses you.
- muddle β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- frustrate β to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- baffle β If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
- fluster β to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- mystify β to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- involve β to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- misinform β to give false or misleading information to.
- befuddle β If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- distract β to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- mislead β to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- demoralize β If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- disorient β to cause to lose one's way: The strange streets disoriented him.
- paralyze β to affect with paralysis.
- dazzle β If someone or something dazzles you, you are extremely impressed by their skill, qualities, or beauty.
- stun β to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.
- dumbfound β to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- bewilder β If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
- overwhelm β to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- astound β If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
- startle β to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
- dizzy β having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
- stupefy β to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- petrify β to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- flabbergast β to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- discombobulate β to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- confuse β If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- agitate β If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- annoy β If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- irk β to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
- bluster β If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.