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muddle

(mʌdəl)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense muddles, present participle muddling, past tense, past participle muddled
1. variable noun [oft in/into a N]
If people or things are in a muddle, they are in a state of confusion or disorder.
My thoughts are all in a muddle.
We are going to get into a hopeless muddle.
...a general muddle of pencils and boxes. [+ of]
The laws led to confusion, muddle and years of delay.
...domestic muddles and family tensions.
Synonyms: confusion, mess, disorder, chaos More Synonyms of muddle
2. verb
If you muddle things or people, you get them mixed up, so that you do not know which is which.
Already, one or two critics have begun to muddle the two names. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: jumble, confuse, disorder, scramble More Synonyms of muddle
Muddle up means the same as muddle.
The question muddles up three separate issues. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
He sometimes muddles me up with other patients. [VERB noun PARTICLE + with]
muddled up adjective
I know that I am getting my words muddled up.
Phrasal verbs:
See muddle along
See muddle through
See muddle up
More Synonyms of muddle

muddle in British English

(ˈmʌdəl)
verb (transitive)
1. (often foll by up)
to mix up (objects, items, etc); jumble
2. 
to confuse
3. 
to make (water) muddy or turbulent
4.  US
to mix or stir (alcoholic drinks, etc)
noun
5. 
a state of physical or mental confusion
Derived forms
muddled (ˈmuddled)
adjective
muddledness (ˈmuddledness) or muddlement (ˈmuddlement)
noun
muddling (ˈmuddling)
adjective, noun
muddlingly (ˈmuddlingly)
adverb
muddly (ˈmuddly)
adjective
Word origin
C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch moddelen to make muddy

muddle in American English

(ˈmʌdəl)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmuddled or ˈmuddling
1. 
to mix up in a confused manner; jumble; bungle
2. 
to mix or stir (a drink, etc.)
3. 
to make (water, etc.) turbid
4. 
to confuse mentally; befuddle, as with alcoholic liquor
5. 
to confuse (the brain, mind, etc.); befog
verb intransitive
6. 
to act or think in a confused way
noun
7. 
a confused or disordered condition; mess, jumble, etc.
8. 
mental confusion
SIMILAR WORDS:  conˈfusion
Idioms:
muddle through
Word origin
< mud + -le

Examples of 'muddle' in a sentence
muddle

Other than that, most of us muddle along with our stresses and anxieties.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If it suggests muddled thinking, then that is what you get when you chop and change endlessly.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We are getting ourselves into a muddle about religion and politics.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The difference between the two is muddled and may just be a matter of quantity and concentration.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You muddle along in a second marriage.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Thousands of us muddle about in the middle of this argument.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Or will we all just muddle through?
The Sun (2015)
Strictly often muddled along on less than ten million.
The Sun (2009)
The government is guilty of muddled thinking.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Society has got itself into a right old muddle about body image.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The robots mix and they muddle.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was just the usual muddle.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This was a process with a beginning, a muddle and an end.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's a muddled and unsatisfying mix of both.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
All governments have a beginning, a muddle and an end.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I am their dad but it all gets muddled sometimes.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A muddled, confused research question will likely lead to equally muddled and confused results.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
In this story of a dark family muddle she examines the worth of nostalgia; do family trinkets and familiar rituals help or hinder us?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The key thing, for us, was whether the romance and togetherness you look for in a honeymoon could be combined with the muddle of a family holiday.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
muddle

British English: muddle /ˈmʌdl/ NOUN
A muddle is a confused state or situation.
My thoughts are all in a muddle.
  • American English: muddle
  • Arabic: تَشَوُّشٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desordem
  • Chinese: 困惑
  • Croatian: zbrka
  • Czech: nepořádek
  • Danish: virvar
  • Dutch: verwarring
  • European Spanish: enredo
  • Finnish: sotku
  • French: pagaille
  • German: Durcheinander
  • Greek: ανακατωσούρα
  • Italian: disordine
  • Japanese: 混乱状態
  • Korean: 뒤죽박죽
  • Norwegian: rot
  • Polish: zamieszanie
  • European Portuguese: desordem
  • Romanian: harababură
  • Russian: путаница
  • Latin American Spanish: enredo
  • Swedish: röra oreda
  • Thai: ความไม่เป็นระเบียบ
  • Turkish: kargaşa
  • Ukrainian: безлад
  • Vietnamese: tình trạng lộn xộn

Chinese translation of 'muddle'

muddle

(ˈmʌdl)

n (c/u)

  1. [of papers, figures, things] 混乱(亂)状(狀)态(態) (hùnluàn zhuàngtài) (个(個), gè)
  2. (= situation) 糟糕局面 (zāogāo júmiàn) (个(個), gè)

vt

  1. [things] (also muddle up) 把 ... 弄乱(亂) (bǎ ... nòngluàn)
  2. [words, names] 混淆 (hùnxiáo)
  3. [person] 使糊涂(塗) (shǐ hútu)
    to be in a muddle 一片混乱(亂) (yī piàn hùnluàn)
    to get in a muddle [person] 弄糊涂(塗)了 (nòng hútu le) [objects] 搞得一团(團)糟 (gǎo de yītuánzāo)
    to muddle sb/sth (up) with sb/sth 将(將)某人和某人/某物和某物搞混 (jiāng mǒurén hé mǒurén/mǒuwù hé mǒuwù gǎo hùn)

All related terms of 'muddle'

muddle along
( inf : drift ) 混日子 hùn rìzi
muddle through
( get by ) 对(對)付过(過)去 duìfu guòqù
to be in a muddle
一片混乱(亂) yī piàn hùnluàn
to get in a muddle
( person ) 弄糊涂(塗)了 nòng hútu le
to muddle sb/sth (up) with sb/sth
将(將)某人和某人/某物和某物搞混 jiāng mǒurén hé mǒurén/mǒuwù hé mǒuwù gǎo hùn
(noun) 
Definition
a state of mental confusion or uncertainty
My thoughts are all in a muddle.
Synonyms
confusion
The rebel leader seems to have escaped in the confusion.
mess
Linda can't stand mess.
disorder
The emergency room was in disorder.
chaos
The country appears to be sliding towards chaos.
plight
the plight of Third World countries plagued by debts
tangle
I was thinking what a tangle we had got ourselves into.
mix-up
a mix-up over travel arrangements
clutter
She preferred her work area to be free of clutter.
disarray
He found the room in disarray.
daze
I was walking around in a daze.
predicament
The decision will leave her in a predicament.
jumble
a meaningless jumble of words
ravel
perplexity
There was utter perplexity in both their expressions.
disorganization
The army is suffering from low morale and disorganization.
hotchpotch
hodgepodge
pig's breakfast (informal)
fankle (Scottish)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to mix up or confuse (objects or items)
Already some people have begun to muddle the two names.
Synonyms
jumble
All our old clothes were jumbled together in the attic.
confuse
His critics accused him of trying to confuse the issue.
disorder
scramble
The latest machines scramble the messages.
tangle
Themes get tangled in his elliptical storytelling.
mix up
make a mess of
2 (verb) 
Definition
to make (someone) confused
Don't talk all at once, you're muddling me.
Synonyms
confuse
Politics just confuses me.
bewilder
The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her.
daze
We were dazed by the sheer size of the spectacle.
confound
For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts.
perplex
problems that perplexed me
disorient
stupefy
The aim is to shock, upset, stupefy, or just plain scare them.
befuddle
He liked to befuddle his readers.

phrasal verb

See muddle along or through

Additional synonyms

in the sense of befuddle
He liked to befuddle his readers.
Synonyms
confuse,
puzzle,
baffle,
bewilder,
muddle,
daze,
perplex,
mystify,
disorient,
faze,
stupefy,
flummox,
bemuse,
intoxicate
in the sense of bewilder
Definition
to confuse utterly
The silence from her sister had hurt and bewildered her.
Synonyms
confound,
surprise,
stun,
confuse,
puzzle,
baffle,
mix up,
daze,
perplex,
mystify,
stupefy,
befuddle,
flummox,
bemuse,
dumbfound,
nonplus,
flabbergast (informal)
in the sense of chaos
Definition
complete disorder or confusion
The country appears to be sliding towards chaos.
Synonyms
disorder,
confusion,
mayhem,
havoc (informal),
anarchy,
lawlessness,
pandemonium,
entropy,
bedlam,
tumult,
disorganization

Synonyms of 'muddle'

muddle

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of clutter
Definition
a state of untidiness
She preferred her work area to be free of clutter.
Synonyms
untidiness,
mess,
disorder,
confusion,
litter,
muddle,
disarray,
jumble,
hotchpotch
in the sense of confound
Definition
to astound or bewilder
For many years medical scientists were confounded by these seemingly contradictory facts.
Synonyms
bewilder,
baffle,
amaze,
confuse,
astonish,
startle,
mix up,
astound,
perplex,
surprise,
mystify,
flummox,
boggle the mind,
be all Greek to (informal),
dumbfound,
nonplus,
flabbergast (informal)
in the sense of daze
Definition
a state of confusion or shock
I was walking around in a daze.
Synonyms
shock,
confusion,
distraction,
trance,
bewilderment,
stupor,
trancelike state
in the sense of daze
Definition
to cause to be in a state of confusion or shock
We were dazed by the sheer size of the spectacle.
Synonyms
confuse,
surprise,
amaze,
blind,
astonish,
stagger,
startle,
dazzle,
bewilder,
astound,
perplex,
flummox,
dumbfound,
nonplus,
flabbergast (informal),
befog
in the sense of disarray
Definition
extreme untidiness
He found the room in disarray.
Synonyms
untidiness,
state,
mess,
chaos,
tangle,
mix-up,
muddle,
clutter,
shambles,
jumble,
hotchpotch,
hodgepodge,
dishevelment,
pig's breakfast (informal)
in the sense of disorder
Definition
a state of untidiness and disorganization
The emergency room was in disorder.
Synonyms
untidiness,
mess,
confusion,
chaos,
havoc (informal),
muddle,
state,
clutter,
shambles,
disarray,
jumble,
irregularity,
disorganization,
hotchpotch,
derangement,
hodgepodge,
pig's breakfast (informal),
disorderliness
in the sense of disorder
Synonyms
disorganize,
upset,
confuse,
disturb,
scatter,
unsettle,
mix up,
muddle,
clutter,
jumble,
confound,
mess up,
disarrange,
derange,
discompose,
make hay of,
muss (US, Canadian)
in the sense of disorganization
The army is suffering from low morale and disorganization.
Synonyms
disorder,
confusion,
chaos,
disruption,
disarray
in the sense of mess
Definition
a state of untidiness or confusion, esp. a dirty or unpleasant one
Linda can't stand mess.
Synonyms
untidiness,
disorder,
confusion,
chaos,
turmoil,
litter,
clutter,
disarray,
jumble,
disorganization,
grot (slang),
dirtiness
in the sense of mix-up
Definition
a confused condition or situation
a mix-up over travel arrangements
Synonyms
confusion,
mistake,
misunderstanding,
mess,
tangle,
muddle,
jumble,
fankle (Scottish)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of perplex
Definition
to puzzle or bewilder
problems that perplexed me
Synonyms
puzzle,
confuse,
stump,
baffle,
bewilder,
muddle,
confound,
beset,
mystify,
faze,
befuddle,
flummox,
bemuse,
dumbfound,
nonplus,
mix you up
in the sense of perplexity
Definition
the state of being perplexed
There was utter perplexity in both their expressions.
Synonyms
puzzlement,
confusion,
bewilderment,
incomprehension,
bafflement,
mystification,
stupefaction
in the sense of plight
Definition
a dangerous or difficult situation
the plight of Third World countries plagued by debts
Synonyms
difficulty,
condition,
state,
situation,
trouble,
circumstances,
dilemma,
straits,
predicament,
extremity,
perplexity
in the sense of predicament
Definition
an embarrassing or difficult situation
The decision will leave her in a predicament.
Synonyms
fix (informal),
state,
situation,
spot (informal),
corner,
hole (slang),
emergency,
mess,
jam (informal),
dilemma,
pinch,
plight,
scrape (informal),
hot water (informal),
pickle (informal),
how-do-you-do (informal),
quandary,
tight spot
in the sense of scramble
Definition
to jumble together in a haphazard manner
The latest machines scramble the messages.
Synonyms
jumble,
mix up,
muddle,
shuffle,
entangle,
disarrange
in the sense of stupefy
Definition
to confuse or astound (someone)
The aim is to shock, upset, stupefy, or just plain scare them.
Synonyms
astound,
shock,
amaze,
astonish,
stun,
stagger,
bewilder,
numb,
daze,
confound,
knock senseless,
dumbfound
in the sense of tangle
Definition
a complicated problem or situation
I was thinking what a tangle we had got ourselves into.
Synonyms
mess,
jam (informal),
fix (informal),
confusion,
complication,
maze,
mix-up,
shambles,
labyrinth,
entanglement,
imbroglio
in the sense of tangle
Themes get tangled in his elliptical storytelling.
Synonyms
confuse,
mix up,
muddle,
jumble,
scramble
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