1. causing confusion or bewilderment; tending to muddle the mind
Usage: descriptive use; less common than the verb form

1. present participle of bemuddle; to confuse or perplex someone
Usage: often used in continuous or progressive forms

Examples

• The bemuddling instructions left everyone unsure of what to do.
• He was bemuddling the issue with irrelevant details.
• The complex legal language proved bemuddling to most readers.
• Stop bemuddling the situation with your contradictory statements.
• The bemuddling maze of regulations frustrated the applicants.
• She found his explanation more bemuddling than helpful.