addleverb [ T ]
uk/ˈæd.əl/us/ˈæd.əl/mainly humorousto make someone feel confused and unable to think clearly:
I think my brain's been addled by the heat!
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Puzzle and confuse
- baffle
- bemuse
- bewilder
- blind sb with science idiom
- blur
- boggle
- cloud
- flummox
- fox
- fuddle
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- mix
- mix sb up
- muddy
- muddy the waters idiom
- puzzle
- throw sb off balance idiom
- tie
- tie sb (up) in knots idiom
- unbalance
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addled
adjective uk/ˈæd.əld/us/ˈæd.əld/mainly humorous
I'm afraid my sun-addled (= confused) brain couldn't make any sense of the instructions.