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to remuddle

to remuddle

9.9
Make plans or other things confused and messy again after they were sorted
  • verb
  • /rɪˈmʌdəl/
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  • Just when they thought everything was organized, he remuddled all the travel arrangements again.

Examples

  • They had just sorted things out when someone remuddled all the arrangements again.

  • She tends to remuddle her plans whenever she gets nervous about a decision.

  • After the meeting, he remuddled the schedule, making it hard for everyone to follow.

  • Don't remuddle your notes!

  • She remuddled the project details.

  • After the conference, he remuddled the presentation schedule, causing confusion among the attendees.

  • She often remuddled her plans when she changed her mind at the last minute.

Synonyms

to mix up
vsto remuddle
  • Informal
65 2.7

To make people confused and things messy

reintroduces disorder after earlier clarity was achieved
to muddle
vsto remuddle
33 4.8

Mix things up so they are unclear

reintroduces confusion after something was already cleared up
to jumble
vsto remuddle
22 3.8

Mix things together in a confused way

does this again after the order had been previously restored
to muck up
vsto remuddle
  • Informal
5 7.6

To ruin something by making mistakes or doing it badly

creates confusion again after it had been fixed rather than only causing damage
to muddy up
vsto remuddle
  • Informal
6.7

To make an idea or situation unclear and confusing

does the same but happens again after things were settled

Antonyms

662 1.6

Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well

248 3.3

To make something clear so others can understand it

Phrasal Verbs

To make a problem more confusing instead of clearer

How Confused

to confound
22 7.0
to confuse
266 1.9
to remuddle
9.9
to muddle
33 4.8

Surface Forms

remuddle infinitive
remuddled past
remuddled past participle
remuddling present participle
remuddles third person singular

Morphology

remuddle = muddle (transparent) = re + muddle

The meaning is a straightforward repetition of the verb 'muddle', namely to muddle something again.

Etymology

The word remuddle is made from the parts re- meaning 'again' and muddle meaning 'to mix up' or 'make a mess'. So, to remuddle something is to 'mix it up' or confuse it again after it was already fixed.