muddle
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈmʌdəl/
- After the party, the living room was left in a complete muddle of empty bottles and scattered clothes.
Examples
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My mind's in a muddle, like in a thick fog.
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Why then have the answers given by social scientists remained such a muddle?
Academic text (2007) -
Go ahead and sort this muddle if you can.
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There will be no muddle when you come to visit me at my house.
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No wonder we have been so long content to live with our muddle!
Academic text (1994) -
Try as I might, mine's always a bit of a muddle.
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I'm in such a muddle.
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You've got yourself into a muddle.
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First of all, the plot's a bit of a muddle, isn't it?
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I think a mystery is only a high-sounding term for a muddle.
Synonyms
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1.0
A situation in which things are untidy and confused
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1.8
A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do
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5.5
A place or situation that is very messy and out of order
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4.6
A confused mixture of things or ideas
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4.8
A state when the mind is confused and not thinking clearly
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5.5
A confused situation that is hard to understand or solve
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7.3
A messy mixture of different things thrown together
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6.4
A confused mix of different things
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1.6
Something that is untidy and not in order
3
7.7
A confused, complicated situation that is hard to understand
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9.9
A small problem that causes confusion or delay
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9.1
A large confusing mass of things and feelings
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9.9
A confusing, chaotic situation with many mixed-up parts
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9.9
A messy mixture of different things
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9.9
A confused, messy situation when plans go wrong
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9.9
A confused mix of different things like old toys and books
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9.9
In a state of complete confusion because of a mistake or bad planning
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7.9
A state of confusion where things are unclear or messy
A confused mixture of things that makes a mess
A confused, messy situation where plans go wrong
In a confused and disorganized state
Antonyms
How Confused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word muddle, as a noun, comes from mud, 'soft, wet dirt', and gives a picture you can remember: things mixed together look messy and unclear, so a muddle is a confused or disorganized state.