addle
Mix up mentally
Addle means to muddle or confuse, typically applied to thinking or the mind: The medication addled his brain.
An addled egg is one that has gone rotten and will never hatch—the original sense, which extended to minds that seem similarly spoiled or unproductive.
Addlepated and addlebrained describe someone habitually confused.
Mentally confused, disoriented
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- muddledIn a confused state
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- addlepatedConfused, unable to think
addlebrained · foggy · dazed · flustered · discombobulated · fuddled · scatterbrained · woolly-headed
Disordered, bewildered state
- befuddleTo thoroughly confuse
- perplexCause utter confusion
- bewilderCause utter confusion
- scrambleMix into disorder
mix up · fuddle · cloud · fog · disorient · fluster · rattle · unsettle
befuddled
Mentally confused, disoriented
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- muddledIn a confused state
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
addlepated · addlebrained · foggy · dazed · flustered · discombobulated · fuddled · scatterbrained · woolly-headed · fuzzy
muddle
Disordered, bewildered state
scramble · mix up · fuddle · cloud · fog · disorient · fluster · rattle · unsettle · disconcert
rotten
Decomposed or corrupt
decomposed · fetid · rancid · tainted · contaminated · decayed · foul · stale · turned · rank
rotten egg
Spoiled ovum
- bad eggDishonest or unreliable person
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
- unviableIncapable of succeeding
embryo · yolk · incubation · hatchery · nest · clutch · candling · shell · albumen