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mud·dle  (mdl)

v. mud·dled, mud·dling, mud·dles

v.tr.

1. To make turbid or muddy.

2. To mix confusedly; jumble.

3. To confuse or befuddle (the mind), as with alcohol. See Synonyms at confuse.

4. To mismanage or bungle.

5. To stir or mix (a drink) gently.

v.intr.

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. Mental confusion.

Phrasal Verb:

muddle through

To push on to a favorable outcome in a disorganized way.

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[Possibly from obsolete Dutch moddelen, to make water muddy, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of *modden, to make muddy, from modde, mud.]

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muddler n.

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muddle

Noun

1. a state of untidiness or confusion: the files are in a terrible muddle

2. a state of mental confusion or uncertainty: the government are in a muddle over the economy

Verb

[-dling, -dled]

1. Also: (muddle up) to mix up or confuse (objects or items): you've got your books all muddled up with mine

2. to make (someone) confused: don't muddle her with too many suggestions [perhaps Middle Dutch moddelen to make muddy]

muddled adj

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Muddle a confused collection; a confused assemblage. See also jumble, mess.

Examples: muddle of objects, 1865; of paint, 1891.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	muddle - a confused multitude of things       clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, smother, welter disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" rummage - a jumble of things to be given away
	2.	muddle - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" fix, kettle of fish, mess, pickle, jam, hole difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job"
Verb	1.	muddle - make into a puddle; "puddled mire" puddle rile, roil - make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
	2.	muddle - mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" addle, puddle mix up, jumble, confuse - assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"

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muddle

noun 1. confusion, mess, disorder, chaos, plight, tangle, mix-up, clutter, disarray, daze, predicament, jumble, ravel, perplexity, disorganization, hotchpotch, hodgepodge U.S. pig's breakfast (informal) fankle Scot.

verb 2. jumble, confuse, disorder, scramble, tangle, mix up, make a mess of

verb 3. confuse, bewilder, daze, confound, perplex, disorient, stupefy, befuddle

muddle along or through scrape by, make it, manage, cope, get along, get by (informal) manage somehow

Translations

muddle [ˈmʌdl] n → desorden m; confusión f (= mix-up); embrollo, lío

vt (also: muddle up) → embrollar, confundir

muddle along, muddle on vi → arreglárselas de alguna manera

muddle through vi → salir del paso

muddle [ˈmʌdl] n (= mess) → pagaille f, fouillis m (= mix-up); confusion f

vt (also: muddle up) → brouiller, embrouiller;

to be in a muddle [person] → ne plus savoir où l'on en est;

to get in a muddle (while explaining etc) → s'embrouiller

muddle along vi → aller son chemin tant bien que mal

muddle through vi → se débrouiller

muddle [ˈmʌdl] n (mess) → Durcheinander nt;

(confusion) → Verwirrung f

vt (person) → verwirren;

(also: muddle up) → durcheinanderbringen;

to be in a muddle → völlig durcheinander sein;

to get in a muddle (person) → konfus werden;

(things) → durcheinandergeraten

muddle along muddle vi → vor sich acc hin wursteln

muddle through muddle vi (get by) → sich durchschlagen

muddle [ˈmʌdl] n → confusione f; disordine m; pasticcio

vt (also: muddle up) → mettere sottosopra; confondere;

to be in a muddle [person] → non riuscire a raccapezzarsi;

to get in a muddle (while explaining etc) → imbrogliarsi

muddle along vi → andare avanti a casaccio

muddle through vi → cavarsela alla meno peggio

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muddle

v muddle [ˈmadl]

to confuse or mix up Don't talk while I'm counting, or you'll muddle me.deurmekaar maakيُرْبِك، يُشَوِّش التَّفْكيرобърквамsplést; smíchatforvirre; forkludredurcheinanderbringenμπερδεύωconfundirsegamaگيج کردنsekoittaaembrouillerלְבַלבֵּלघबराहटmutitimegzavar, összezavarmembingungkanruglaconfondere混乱させる뒤섞다, 혼란시키다(su)painioti, (su)jauktisajaukt; saputrotmencampuradukkanin de war brengenforvirre, forkludrepoplątaćbaralhara încurcaсбивать с толкуpopliesťzmestizbunitiförvirra, göra vimsigทำให้ยุ่งเหยิงaklını karıştırmak使混亂плутатиالٹ پلٹ کرناlàm lộn xộn使混乱

n

a state of confusion These papers keep getting in a muddle.deurmekaarإرْتِباك، تَشْويشобъркванеzmatekvirvardas Durcheinanderσύγχυση, ανακατωσούραconfusiónsegadusدرهم وبرهمolla sikin sokinfouillisבָּלָגָןगड़बड़nered, zbrkazűrzavarkebingunganruglingurdisordine混乱혼란함, 어수선함sumaištis, jovalynėjuceklis; nekārtībabercelaruwarboelrot, kluss, forvirringbałaganconfusãoharababură, dezordineбеспорядокzmätokzmešnjavazbunjenoströra, oreda, virrvarrความวุ่นวายkarışıklık混亂плутанинаخلط ملطtình trạng lộn xộn混乱

adj ˈmuddled

muddled thinking.deurmekaarمُرْتَبِك، مُشَوَّش التَّفْكيرобърканzmatený, popletenýrodetverwirrtμπερδεμένοςconfundidoseganeدرهم و برهمsekavaembrouilléמְבוּלבָּלउलझी हुईzbunjenzavaroskacauruglaðurconfuso, disordinato混乱した어수선한sujauktas, painussajaukts; juceklīgsbercampur adukverwarduklar, rotet, vrøvletpokrętny, pogmatwanyconfusoconfuzпутаныйpopletenýzmedenzbunjenrörig, oredig, virrigซึ่งสับสนวุ่นวายkarışık糊塗的заплутанийبے ترتیبیrối rắm,糊涂的

adj ˈmuddle-headed

incapable of clear thinking Men think that all women are muddle-headed.deurmekaarمُشَوَّش ، مُبَلْبَلзамъгленzmatenýude af stand til at tænke selvwirrköpfigσε διανοητική σύγχυσηdespistado, confusopudrupäineکودنepälooginenbrouillonמְבוּלבָּלभ्रष्ट बुद्धिsmušenzavaros fejűbodohóskÿr í hugsunconfusionarioまぬけな체계적인 사고를 못하는nesugebantis aiškiai galvotinesaprātīgs; dumjštidak keruanwarhoofdigforvrøvletgłupi, mający zamęt w głowieconfusoaiuritбестолковыйzmätenýzmedensmetenvirrig, oredig i huvudetโง่zihni karışık頭腦糊塗的каша в головіحماقتđần độn头脑糊涂的

muddle along/through

to progress in spite of one's unsatisfactory methods and foolish mistakes. aansukkelيَتَقَدَّم بالرَّغْم من الأخطاءкарам я някак сиjakž takž pokračovatklare sig på bedste beskubsich durchwurstelnπορεύομαι όπως όπωςarreglárselaspatuga pooleks edenemaاشتباه کردنsinnitellä eteenpäinse débrouiller bien que tant malלְפָלֵס בּקוֹשִי דֶרֶךघबराहट में शुरू करनाuspjeti se provućieldöcög vhogyanmaju teruskomast áfram þrátt fyrir klúður(andare avanti in qualche modo)なんとか切抜ける적당히 해나가다po truputį stumtis, kapanotiskulties uz priekšu; izkultiestidak keruanzich ergens doorheen slaanhumpe og gå, hangle igjennomradzić sobie jakośprogredira se descurca de bine de răuкое-как довести дело до концаzmätene pokračovaťnekako se preritiraditi bez planahanka sig fram, trassla sig igenomมั่วbata çıka başarmak得過且過діяти навманняلشتم پشتم آگے بڑھناliều lĩnh得过且过

muddle up

to confuse (eg two different things) I'm always muddling the twins up; I've muddled up these book orders.verwarيُشَوِّش ، يُعَقِّد المَسْألَهбъркамplést si, popléstsammenblandeverwechselnμπερδεύωliar, confundirsegi ajamaگيج کردنsekoittaaconfondreלְבַלבֵּל בֵּיןउलझा हुआpobrkatiösszekever, -zavarmengacaukanrugla samanconfondereごっちゃにする혼동하다(su)maišyti, (su)painiotisajaukt; saputrotterkeliruverwarrenforveksle, rote tilpoplątać, pomieszaćconfundira confundaпутать(po)pliesť sizamešatipobrkatiförväxlaสับสนkarıştırmak搞亂переплутуватиگڑمڑ کرناnhầm lẫn搞乱