What is the meaning of fuddle?

noun

• A confused multitude of things.
  • synonyms: clutter, jumble, muddle, mare's nest, welter, smother

verb

• Make stupid with alcohol.
  • synonyms: befuddle
• Consume alcohol.
  • usage: "We were up drinking all night"
  • synonyms: drink, booze
• Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.
  • usage: "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
  • synonyms: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate