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Addled

verb/kˈæɹətwˌʊd/
Definition
mix up or confuse
become rotten
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæɹətwˌʊd/
🇬🇧British English
/bˈʊtʃəbɹˌuːm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bˈʊtʃəbɹˌuːm/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹətwˌʊd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmix up or confuse
“He muddled the issues”
verbbecome rotten
“addled eggs”
adjective(of eggs) no longer edible
“an addled egg”
adjectiveconfused and vague; used especially of thinking
“muddleheaded ideas”
Word Forms
muddlenouna confused multitude of things
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verwirrt
verwechseln oder verwirren
🇫🇷French
pourri
mélanger ou confondre
🇪🇸Spanish
podrido
mezclar o confundir
🇮🇹Italian
confuso
confondere o confondere
🇳🇱Dutch
bedorven
verwarren of verwarren
🇵🇹Portuguese
confuso
misturar ou confundir
🇷🇺Russian
запутанный
перепутать или перепутать
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सड़ाया हुआ
मिलाना या भ्रमित करना
🇧🇩Bengali
যোগ করা
মিশ্রিত করা বা বিভ্রান্ত করা
🇮🇳Tamil
சேர்க்கப்பட்டது
கலக்கவும் அல்லது குழப்பவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
జోడించబడింది
కలపండి లేదా గందరగోళం చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
जोडलेले
मिसळा किंवा गोंधळात टाका
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઉમેરાયેલ
ભળવું અથવા મૂંઝવણ કરવી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ
ಮಿಶ್ರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಗೊಂದಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചേർത്തു
ഇളക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തിലാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜੋੜਿਆ ਗਿਆ
ਰਲਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਉਲਝਾਉਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
شامل
ملائیں یا الجھائیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
糊涂的
混淆或混淆
🇯🇵Japanese
混乱した
混同するか混乱させる
🇰🇷Korean
썩은
섞이거나 혼동하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bị mê hoặc
trộn lẫn hoặc nhầm lẫn
🇹🇭Thai
เพิ่ม
ปะปนหรือสับสน
🇮🇩Indonesian
busuk
mencampuradukkan atau membingungkan
🇵🇭Filipino
nadagdagan
maghalo o malito
🇲🇾Malay
tambah
campur aduk atau mengelirukan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مدلل
خلط أو الخلط
🇮🇷Persian
اضافه شده
مخلوط کردن یا گیج کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
şaşkın
karıştırmak veya karıştırmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְבוּלבָּל
לערבב או לבלבל
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'addled'?
The primary meaning of 'addled' is 'mix up or confuse'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'addled' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'addled' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'addled' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'addled' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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