addle
[verb]
Synonyms: confuse, ball up, befuddle, bewilder, bumfuzzle, distract, fluster, fuddle, mix up, throw off

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Antonyms: refresh (mentally)
Contrasted words: animate, enliven, quicken, vivify
Related Idioms: addle one's wits
Related Words: confound, dumbfound, nonplus, amaze, astound, flabbergast

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ad‧dle /ˈædl/ verb [transitive] old-fashioned
to confuse someone so they cannot think properly
addle sb’s brains/wits
All that drink has addled his brains!

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲