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Flummoxed vs Addled - What's the difference?

flummoxed | addled |

As verbs the difference between flummoxed and addled

is that flummoxed is (flummox) while addled is (addle).

As adjectives the difference between flummoxed and addled

is that flummoxed is confused, perplexed or flustered while addled is (of eggs) bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo.

flummoxed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (flummox)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Confused, perplexed or flustered.
    • He's good at what he knows, but he gets completely flummoxed when new problems arise.

    Synonyms

    * bewildered, mystified, perplexed, stumped

    addled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (addle)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of eggs) bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo
  • Confused]]; [[mix up, mixed up.
  • (obsolete) morbid, corrupt, putrid, or barren. Webster's Dictionary 1828 edition

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