addle the wits
verb
Roget 503:
be insane
etc.
adj..
become insane
etc.
adj.;
lose one's senses,
lose one's reason,
lose one's faculties,
lose one's wits;
go mad,
run mad,
lose one's marbles [Coll.],
go crazy,
go bonkers [Coll.],
flip one's wig [Coll.],
flip one's lid [Coll.],
flip out [Coll.],
flip one's bush [Coll.].
rave,
dote,
ramble,
wander;
drivel
etc.
(be imbecile)
499;
have a screw loose
etc.
n.,
have a devil;
avoir le diable au corps [Fr.];
lose one's head
etc.
(be uncertain)
475.
render mad,
drive mad
etc.
adj.;
madden,
dementate†,
addle the wits,
addle the brain,
derange the head,
infatuate,
befool†;
turn the brain,
turn one's head;
drive one nuts [Coll.].
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Roget 475:
be uncertain
etc.
adj.;
wonder whether.
lose the clue,
lose the clew,
scent;
miss one's way.
not know what to make of
etc.
(unintelligibility)
519,
not know which way to turn,
not know whether one stands on one s head or one's not know whether one stands on one s head or one's heels;
float in a sea of doubt,
hesitate,
flounder;
lose oneself,
lose one's head;
muddle one's brains.
render uncertain
etc.
adj.;
put out,
pose,
puzzle,
perplex,
embarrass;
confuse,
confound;
bewilder,
bother,
molder,
addle the wits,
throw off the scent,
ambiguas in vulgus spargere voces [Lat.];
keep in suspense.
doubt
etc.
(disbelieve)
485;
hang in the balance,
tremble in the balance;
depend.
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