fuddle
verb
[ ˈfʌd(ə)l ]
• confuse or stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.
• "that wine after dinner must have fuddled me"
fuddle
noun
• a state of confusion or intoxication.
• "through the fuddle of wine he heard some of the conversation"
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘go on a drinking bout’): of unknown origin.
