Addle Meaning in English

word

US

ˈædəɫ

AD-uhl

UK

ˈædəl

AD-uhl

التعريف

To make someone confused or unable to think clearly; sometimes also means to spoil, especially for eggs.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Addle is somewhat old-fashioned and formal. Most common as 'addle one's brain/mind' or 'addled' as an adjective ('addled thoughts'). Rarely used for spoiled eggs in modern English. Don't confuse with 'addle-headed' (foolish).

• Spanish: confundir - aturdir
• Portuguese (BR): confundir - atordoar
• Portuguese (PT): confundir - atordoar
• Chinese (Simplified): 使困惑 - 使糊涂
• Chinese (Traditional): 使困惑 - 使糊塗
• Hindi: उलझन में डालना - गड़बड़ करना
• Arabic: يربك - يشتت
• Bengali: বিভ্রান্ত করা - অস্বচ্ছ করা - নষ্ট হওয়া (ডিমের জন্য)
• Russian: путать - сбивать с толку - испортиться (о яйцах)
• Japanese: 混乱させる - 腐る（卵の場合）
• Vietnamese: làm rối trí - làm hỏng (trứng)
• Korean: 혼란스럽게 하다 - 상하게 하다 (계란에 한해)
• Turkish: kafasını karıştırmak - bozulmak (yumurta için)
• Urdu: گڈ مڈ کرنا - خراب ہونا (انڈے کے لیے)
• Indonesian: membingungkan - merusak (untuk telur)

جمل نموذجية

Lack of sleep can addle your mind.

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The noise outside started to addle him.

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Heat can addle eggs if they are left out too long.

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I didn’t drink coffee this morning, so my thoughts are addled today.

natural

That complicated math problem really addled me.

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By the end of the long meeting, everyone’s brain was completely addled.

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