disorient vs befuddle

disorient and befuddle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disorient	No	No	Yes	No
befuddle	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, befuddle is a hypernym of disorient; that is, befuddle is a word with a broader meaning than disorient:

disorient: cause to be lost or disoriented
befuddle: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Other hypernyms of disorient include bedevil, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw.

disorient (verb)	befuddle (verb)
cause to be lost or disoriented	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
	make stupid with alcohol