1. To befuddle, to confuse, to rattle, to mix up, to discombobulate: The problem is that if anyone tries to use logical explanations for some political positions, it just addles the listeners and makes their understanding more confusing than comprehensible.

While Rodger was walking along the dark street late at night, his brain was addled by fear of what might happen to him.

2. To rot, to decay, to putrefy: The eggs were addling because they were not refrigerated and were on the shelf too long.
3. Etymology: from a Middle English word from the Old English adela, meaning "liquid filth". It’s related to the German adel, meaning "urine, mire" or "puddle".

A dimwit, an idiot, an imbecile, or a moron: Jane said, "Oh, no, I'm an addle-brain. I didn't mean to put salt in the coffee instead of sugar."

There seems to be too many addle-brains who are thinking about running for President of the U.S.

Crazy, weak, mentally deficient in some way; a confused mind; dull-witted, stupid. (1)

1. Dull-witted, stupid, and confused: A addle-brained politician admitted that he had been participating in several inappropriate electronic relationships with some women.
2. Crazy, weak, mentally deficient in some way: Is it possible that the man was addlebrained when someone knocked on his door at the hotel and he opened the door while he was still completely naked after taking a shower? © ALL rights are reserved.

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