If a prTuesday, Deoblem addles you, it scrambles your brain. This word originally referred to a rotten or unhatched egg, such as how eggs can addle in the heat. Is something addling you today? We hope not!
addle
[ ad-l ] Show IPA
verb
to make or become confused
First recorded before 1000.
Fom Old English adela, meaning “filth, mud.”
EXAMPLES OF ADDLE
The complicated furniture manual addled my thoughts — I couldn’t make sense of a single step!
A lack of sleep can addle your decision-making abilities.
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