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Meaning of "befuddlement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEFUDDLEMENT

befuddlement  [bɪˈfʌdəlmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEFUDDLEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Befuddlement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEFUDDLEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of befuddlement in the English dictionary

The definition of befuddlement in the dictionary is confusion, perplexity.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEFUDDLEMENT


accouplement
əˈkʌpəlmənt
addlement
ˈædəlmənt
bafflement
ˈbæfəlmənt
devilment
ˈdɛvəlmənt
disablement
dɪˈseɪb əlmənt
disembowelment
ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəlmənt
disentanglement
ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡ əlmənt
dismantlement
dɪsˈmæntəlmənt
embezzlement
ɪmˈbɛz əlmənt
embrittlement
ɪmˈbrɪtəlmənt
enablement
ɪnˈeɪb əlmənt
entablement
ɪnˈteɪbəlmənt
entanglement
ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt
entitlement
ɪnˈtaɪt əlmənt
muddlement
ˈmʌdəlmənt
puzzlement
ˈpʌzəlmənt
redoublement
ˌriːˈdʌbəlmənt
resettlement
riːˈsɛtəlmənt
settlement
ˈsɛtəlmənt
tremblement
ˈtrɛmbəlmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEFUDDLEMENT

before long
before one´s time
before the fact
before the mast
before you could say Jack Robinson
before-and-after test
before-tax
beforehand
beforetime
befortune
befoul
befouler
befoulment
befret
befriend
befriender
befringe
befuddle
befuddled
beg

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEFUDDLEMENT

advertisement
agreement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of befuddlement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «befuddlement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEFUDDLEMENT

Find out the translation of befuddlement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of befuddlement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «befuddlement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

畸形对立
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

befuddlement
570 millions of speakers

English

befuddlement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

befuddlement
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخبل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оглупления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

befuddlement
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

befuddlement
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

befuddlement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Befuddlement
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

befuddlement
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

混乱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

befuddlement
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Befuddlement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

befuddlement
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

befuddlement
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

befuddlement
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sconcerto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

befuddlement
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оглуплєнія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

befuddlement
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

befuddlement
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

befuddlement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

befuddlement
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

befuddlement
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of befuddlement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEFUDDLEMENT»

The term «befuddlement» is normally little used and occupies the 110.829 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEFUDDLEMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «befuddlement» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «befuddlement» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about befuddlement

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEFUDDLEMENT»

Discover the use of befuddlement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to befuddlement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The History of My Befuddlement
This series of lectures on teaching poetry by distinguished poets was conceived of by her family as a contribution to the role poetry plays at Berkeley in occasions that bring the public and academic communities together.
Philip Levine, 2010
2
Friedrich Nietzsche My Sister And I
69 He goes on to distinguish natural from divine laws by suggesting that although moral and divine laws come to us in the same way, “We contribute both to the understanding and befuddlement of divine laws and to the understanding and ...
Walter Stewart, 2011
3
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if ...
Having exceeded the speed limits, we are vulnerable to ecological degradation, economic arrangements that are unjust and unsustainable, and, in the face of great and complex problems, to befuddlement that comes with information ...
Woody Tasch, 2010
4
How Choctaws Invented Civilization and why Choctaws Will ...
The barbarian befuddlement of those North American Germans, upon encountering those "Mound Builder" ruins, a North American German befuddlement that extends to the present day, would be amusing, if that continuing befuddlement ...
D. L. Birchfield, 2007
5
E-mails from the Underworld
Ifthe Head controls, the World of Worldliness remains a world of Separation, Befuddlement, and living in the notyetnow. If the Heart intercedes, all that disappears.The appearanceof separationgives way to the reality ofunity; befuddlement ...
Rev. Thomas O'Donnell, Esq.,, Thomas Esq, 2006
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USA TODAY Crossword 2: 200 Puzzles from The Nations No. 1 ...
AcrOSS 62 Five percent of a score 1 In accordance with 63 London lav 6 Painful indication of 64 Words of befuddlement indignation 67 Escorts offer it 10 ___ pro nobis (pray for us) 68 Natural rug material 13 Kentucky college 69 “With ___ in ...
USA Today, 2011
7
Vienna
BLAUBURGUNDER. &. BOCKBIER. BEFUDDLEMENT. Austrian. Wine. Austrian wine is slowly gaining popularity and appearing on wine lists outside of Austria, particularly in the UK, but in Vienna you'll encounter some exceptional varietals ...
Anthony Haywood, 2010
8
How MIDI Works
Befuddlement. In reviewing many system requirement specs from various manufacturers, we're often befuddled to see numbers like 5MB. 16MB, etc., for their minimum system requirements figure. To be honest, none of us really knows what ...
Peter L. Alexander, Caroline J. Whitear, 2001
9
Network World
befuddlement. Industrial. Technology. Institute. working. to. define. MAP- compatible. INCIDENTALS. PAGE 16 NETWORK WORLD J AUGUST 25, 1986 ITI from. millions of dollars SOURCE: THE YANKEE GROUP. BOSTON General Motors ...
10
Grief and Loss Across the Lifespan: A Biopsychosocial ...
One study of children 3 to 5 years old found that the struggle to understand the irreversibility of death led to “befuddlement” (Christ, 2000, p. 75), intensified reactions to other separations, and repetitious questions about the location and ...
PhD Carolyn Ambler Walter PhD, LCSW, Judith L. M. McCoyd PhD, LCSW, QCSW, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEFUDDLEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term befuddlement is used in the context of the following news items.
1
World Series bound: Natchez 6's cruise
... Youth World Series berth, the Natchez 6-and-under All-Star team observed their opponents receiving medals in befuddlement. Because their ... «Natchez Democrat, Jul 15»
2
Forgiveness: A gentle yet powerful weapon
They must protect their fragile illusions of superiority and illustrate their moral befuddlement in the process. Meanwhile, as Martin Luther King ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
3
Radio: Are naked police always who they say they are?
... once you're prepared to negotiate the other 50pc which reliably rambles down byways of befuddlement. (This listener gets befuddled anyway). «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
Roger Federer vs Sam Groth, Wimbledon 2015: as it happened
More befuddlement at the net for Groth - Federer's passing shots are just too good for him to guess, let alone reach - but his serve is just about ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Durham vs Leicestershire: Arshad rises to occasion as Riversiders …
It was a good job the Riversiders were so explosive at either end because they displayed their now typical mid-innings befuddlement against ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
6
PERSPECTIVE: SpaceX knows the risks but will blast off again
And then a NASA rep on the PA, befuddlement in his voice, pronouncing what had happened a "non-nominal" event. For SpaceX, the ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
7
SpaceX knows the risks but will blast off again
And then an NASA rep on the PA, befuddlement in his voice, pronouncing what had happened a “non-nominal” event. For SpaceX, the ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»
8
Golf shows LTA it has nothing to boast about
Just ask golf, which for the past few days has been looking on in befuddlement as British tennis has been lauded for comparative mediocrity. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Justice Insider: Missing comma gives judges pause
His response was one of general befuddlement. “The movie probably came out before you were born,” the airing officer said. He sounded ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jun 15»
10
SpaceX Won't Give Up
And then a NASA rep on the PA, befuddlement in his voice, pronouncing what had happened a "non-nominal" event. For SpaceX, the ... «Bloomberg View, Jun 15»

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