addlementn.

Brit.

/ˈadlm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈæd(ə)lm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: addle v.², -ment suffix.

Etymology: < addle v.² + -ment suffix. Compare earlier addleness n., addling n.²

The action or process of being confused or muddled; the state or fact of mental confusion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [noun]

fogginess1648

unconnectedness1772

puzzle-patedness1799

botherheadedness1814

muzziness1814

addlement1825

addle-headedness1835

muddleheadedness1839

woolliness1856

puzzleheadedness1858

harl1889

wooziness1924

1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 17 162/2 The merest crack in a man's brain sends him to confinement for life—its entire addlement is attended by no precautionary course whatever!

1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. xi. 286 The law of their addlement proceeds with adamantine vigour.

1908 J. London Martin Eden vii. 55 Martin Eden's head was in a state of addlement when he went away after several hours, and he hurried to the library to look up the definitions of a dozen unusual words.

1992 J. Budziszewski True Tolerance i. iii. 43 There would be little point in writing a critique like this if the error it attacked was an error that befuddled scholars alone; if it posed no danger to the world at large, caused no addlement in the way we live together.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	addlement
释义	addlementn. Brit. /ˈadlm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈæd(ə)lm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: addle v.², -ment suffix. Etymology: < addle v.² + -ment suffix. Compare earlier addleness n., addling n.² The action or process of being confused or muddled; the state or fact of mental confusion. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [noun] fogginess1648 unconnectedness1772 puzzle-patedness1799 botherheadedness1814 muzziness1814 addlement1825 addle-headedness1835 muddleheadedness1839 woolliness1856 puzzleheadedness1858 harl1889 wooziness1924 1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 17 162/2 The merest crack in a man's brain sends him to confinement for life—its entire addlement is attended by no precautionary course whatever! 1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. xi. 286 The law of their addlement proceeds with adamantine vigour. 1908 J. London Martin Eden vii. 55 Martin Eden's head was in a state of addlement when he went away after several hours, and he hurried to the library to look up the definitions of a dozen unusual words. 1992 J. Budziszewski True Tolerance i. iii. 43 There would be little point in writing a critique like this if the error it attacked was an error that befuddled scholars alone; if it posed no danger to the world at large, caused no addlement in the way we live together. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1825
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