To throw into confusion.

transitive. To put (something) into disarray or confusion; to tangle (something). Obsolete.

transitive. To make a mingle-mangle or confused mixture of; to jumble, to muddle. Usually in passive.

To throw (things) into confusion or disorder; = confuse, v. 3.

with complement. To put, bring, cast (in, out, down, etc.) in clumsy confusion or disorder. ? Obsolete.

To confuse, muddle, disorder.

transitive. To make characteristic of Babel (see Babel, n.); to bring into a state of confusion; esp. to render (language or a language)…

transitive. To bring (affairs, etc.) into a state of confusion or disorder; to confuse, render unintelligible (a story).

transitive. In extended use: to muddle, confuse, or corrupt (a person or his or her outlook, imagination, understanding, etc.).

To throw into disorder or confusion; to disorder; = confound, v. 5. Till 19th cent. only passive.

transitive. To confuse, jumble.

transitive. To make a mishmash or confused mass of; to throw into confusion; to mingle randomly or haphazardly, throw together.

A muddle, a mess. Chiefly in to make a mull of.

transitive. To render turbid; to disturb, confuse.

To ‘play the devil with’; to transform mischievously or bewilderingly, to corrupt, spoil, confound, or muddle.

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). to ball up. transitive. To clog or tangle; to bring into a state of entanglement, confusion, or difficulty…

transitive. U.S. slang. To make a mess of, to ruin; to confuse; to interfere with. Usually with up. Now rare.

figurative. To jumble or muddle (something).

transitive. To make a mess of, ruin. Frequently with up. Also intransitive: to blunder.