Definitions

1. verb

to confound or perplex, often by being unclear or ambiguous.

“The politician’s restifled the public with confusing answers during the debate.”

2. verb

to make something unclear or confusing.

“The poet’s words restifled the reader’s understanding of the poem.”

3. noun

a confusing or unclear situation.

“The restifle in the instructions made it difficult to assemble the furniture.”