· be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
Synonym(s): confuse, throw, fox, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
Hypernym(s): be
· make stupid with alcohol
Synonym(s): fuddle
Hypernym(s): intoxicate, soak, inebriate