fuddled

UK: /ˈfʌd^əld/

From the verb fuddle: (⇒ conjugate)

fuddled is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

fud•dle /ˈfʌdəl/   v., -dled, -dling, n. 
v. [ ~ + obj]

1. to muddle or confuse:
   That beer fuddled my brain.

n. [countable* usually singular]

2. a confused state.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fud•dle  (fud′l), v., -dled, -dling, n. 
v.t. 

1. to muddle or confuse:
   a jumble of sounds to fuddle the senses.
2. to make drunk;
   intoxicate.

v.i. 

3. to tipple.

n. 

4. a confused state;
   muddle;
   jumble.

• origin, originally uncertain 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

fuddle / ˈfʌd^əl/ verb

1. (tr; often passive) to cause to be confused or intoxicated

noun

1. a muddled or confused state

Etymology: 16th Century: of unknown origin