addles
Throws into confusion
Addles is the third-person singular form of addle, meaning to confuse or muddle.
The word originally described eggs that had rotted and failed to hatch, then extended to brains and thinking that have similarly gone bad: Too much wine addles the mind.
Something that addles you leaves you unable to think clearly.
befuddles
Causes mental confusion
- muddlesCreates disorder or confusion
- bafflesPerplexes or confuses deeply
- perplexesCauses mental confusion
bewilders · discombobulates · flusters · dazes · stupefies · puzzles · disorients · clouds · fogs · blurs
rots
Undergoes organic breakdown
- putrefiesUndergoes bacterial decay
- spoilsSeized war gains
- decomposesBreaks into simpler components
taints · sours · turns · deteriorates · goes off · curdles · festers · corrupts · decays · stales
mental clarity
addlesclarifies
Makes more understandable
clears · enlightens · sharpens · illuminates · elucidates