befuddle


befuddle (http://definr.com/befuddle)

     v 1: 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" [syn: confuse, throw, fox,
           fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]
     2: make stupid with alcohol [syn: fuddle]