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All addle synonyms

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verb addle

  • mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
  • baffle — If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it.
  • perplex — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
  • bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
  • discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
  • befuddle — If something befuddles you, it confuses your mind or thoughts.
  • muddy — abounding in or covered with mud.
  • disconcert — to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
  • muddle — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
  • confound — If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
  • puzzle — a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
  • fuddle — to muddle or confuse: a jumble of sounds to fuddle the senses.
  • mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
  • confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
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