adjective. confused and vague; used especially of thinking.

verb. Simple past tense and past participle of befog.

adjective. obscured with fog, murky

adjective. stupefied by alcoholic drink

""Recent financial market turmoil and the never-ending euro-zone sovereign debt crisis have befogged the outlook for the German economy," said Carsten Brzeski , an economist with ING in Brussels."

confused  

addle  off-balance  out-manoeuvred  out-of-touch  over-burdened  

addled  befuddled  muddled  muzzy  unclear  

befog