Addle
Addle verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.
Usage example: after slipping on the ice, Bethany was so addled that she left her groceries where they'd fallen
Beat
Beat verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.
Usage example: it beats me how that slipup happened
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