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- Dictionarymuddled/ˈmʌdld/
adjective
- 1. not arranged in order; untidy: "the muddled display of pictures has been taken down" Similar Opposite
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MUDDLED definition: 1. badly organized or confusing: 2. A person who is muddled is confused: 3. badly organized or…. Learn more.
muddled; muddling ˈməd-liŋ. ˈmə-dᵊl-iŋ. Synonyms of muddle. transitive verb. 1. : to make turbid or muddy. muddled the brook with his splashings. 2. : to befog or stupefy (see stupefy sense 1) especially with liquor. The drink muddled him and his voice became loud and domineering. 3. : to mix confusedly. muddles the household accounts. 4.
an untidy or confused state: The documents were in a muddle. Whenever I go to Europe I get in a muddle about/over (= become confused about) how much things cost. Synonym. fuddle informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dirt & untidiness. bloodstain. clutter. contaminant. contamination. crud. fleck. grime. grunge. gunge. gunk. muck.
Muddled definition: mixed up, confused, or disordered. See examples of MUDDLED used in a sentence.
Muddled things are all mixed-up and confused. Your mind might feel muddled when you first wake up from a long nap. Your school's football quarterback might get muddled and throw the ball the wrong way. Or, your muddled French teacher could make the class feel muddled too if she accidentally starts speaking German in class.
Definition of muddled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A muddle is something that's messy and confusing. If your bedroom looks like a hurricane just hit it, you might describe it as a muddle. Oftentimes, we create the muddles in our lives, so it’s appropriate that muddle can be used as a verb meaning “to mix up” or “confuse.”.
noun. the state or condition of being muddled, especially a confused mental state. a confused, disordered, or embarrassing condition; mess. Antonyms: order. verb phrase. to achieve a certain degree of success but without much skill, polish, experience, or direction:
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 ]
To think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner: muddled along through my high-school years. n. 1. A disordered condition; a mess or jumble. 2. A state of mental confusion. 3. See muddler. Phrasal Verb: muddle through. To push on to a favorable outcome in a disorganized way.
