Dictionary 1. (v.) To muddle; to make worthless; to become rotten; as, an addled mind, addled eggs\.2. (n.) Liquid filth; mire; Lees; dregs. 3. (a.) Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled. 4. (v. t. & i.) To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his brain. 5. (v. t. & i.) To earn by labor. 6. (v. t. & i.) To thrive or grow; to ripen. Thesaurus addle the wits amaze astound baffle ball up bamboozle beat becloud bedazzle befuddle bemuse besot bewilder boggle bother buffalo bug cloud confound confuse daze dazzle discombobulate discomfit discompose disconcert disorganize disorient distract disturb dumbfound embarrass entangle flabbergast floor flummox flurry fluster flutter fog fuddle fuss get inebriate intoxicate keep in suspense lick maze mist mix up moider muddle mystify nonplus perplex perturb pother put out puzzle raise hell rattle ruffle stick stump throw throw into confusion throw off unsettle upset |