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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 maak يُرْبِك، يُشَوِّش التَّفْكير обърквам splést; smíchat forvirre; forkludre durcheinanderbringen μπερδεύω confundir segama گيج کردن sekoittaa embrouiller לְבַלבֵּל घबराहट mutiti megzavar, összezavar membingungkan rugla confondere 混乱させる 뒤섞다, 혼란시키다 (su)painioti, (su)jaukti sajaukt; saputrot mencampuradukkan in de war brengen forvirre, forkludre poplątać baralhar a încurca сбивать с толку popliesť zmesti zbuniti förvirra, göra vimsig ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง aklını karıştırmak 使混亂 плутати الٹ پلٹ کرنا làm lộn xộn 使混乱

n

a state of confusion These papers keep getting in a muddle. deurmekaar إرْتِباك، تَشْويش объркване zmatek virvar das Durcheinander σύγχυση, ανακατωσούρα confusión segadus درهم وبرهم olla sikin sokin fouillis בָּלָגָן गड़बड़ nered, zbrka zűrzavar kebingungan ruglingur disordine 混乱 혼란함, 어수선함 sumaištis, jovalynė juceklis; nekārtība bercelaru warboel rot, kluss, forvirring bałagan confusão harababură, dezordine беспорядок zmätok zmešnjava zbunjenost röra, oreda, virrvarr ความวุ่นวาย karışıklık 混亂 плутанина خلط ملط tình trạng lộn xộn 混乱

adj ˈmuddled

muddled thinking. deurmekaar مُرْتَبِك، مُشَوَّش التَّفْكير объркан zmatený, popletený rodet verwirrt μπερδεμένος confundido segane درهم و برهم sekava embrouillé מְבוּלבָּל उलझी हुई zbunjen zavaros kacau ruglaður confuso, disordinato 混乱した 어수선한 sujauktas, painus sajaukts; juceklīgs bercampur aduk verward uklar, rotet, vrøvlet pokrętny, pogmatwany confuso confuz путаный popletený zmeden zbunjen rörig, oredig, virrig ซึ่งสับสนวุ่นวาย karışık 糊塗的 заплутаний بے ترتیبی rối rắm, 糊涂的

adj ˈmuddle-headed

incapable of clear thinking Men think that all women are muddle-headed. deurmekaar مُشَوَّش ، مُبَلْبَل замъглен zmatený ude af stand til at tænke selv wirrköpfig σε διανοητική σύγχυση despistado, confuso pudrupäine کودن epälooginen brouillon מְבוּלבָּל भ्रष्ट बुद्धि smušen zavaros fejű bodoh óskÿr í hugsun confusionario まぬけな 체계적인 사고를 못하는 nesugebantis aiškiai galvoti nesaprātīgs; dumjš tidak keruan warhoofdig forvrøvlet głupi, mający zamęt w głowie confuso aiurit бестолковый zmätený zmeden smeten virrig, oredig i huvudet โง่ zihni karışık 頭腦糊塗的 каша в голові حماقت đần độn 头脑糊涂的

muddle along/through

to progress in spite of one's unsatisfactory methods and foolish mistakes. aansukkel يَتَقَدَّم بالرَّغْم من الأخطاء карам я някак си jakž takž pokračovat klare sig på bedste beskub sich durchwursteln πορεύομαι όπως όπως arreglárselas patuga pooleks edenema اشتباه کردن sinnitellä eteenpäin se débrouiller bien que tant mal לְפָלֵס בּקוֹשִי דֶרֶך घबराहट में शुरू करना uspjeti se provući eldöcög vhogyan maju terus komast áfram þrátt fyrir klúður (andare avanti in qualche modo) なんとか切抜ける 적당히 해나가다 po truputį stumtis, kapanotis kulties uz priekšu; izkulties tidak keruan zich ergens doorheen slaan humpe og gå, hangle igjennom radzić sobie jakoś progredir a se descurca de bine de rău кое-как довести дело до конца zmätene pokračovať nekako se preriti raditi bez plana hanka sig fram, trassla sig igenom มั่ว bata çıka başarmak 得過且過 діяти навмання لشتم پشتم آگے بڑھنا liều 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. verwar يُشَوِّش ، يُعَقِّد المَسْألَه бъркам plést si, poplést sammenblande verwechseln μπερδεύω liar, confundir segi ajama گيج کردن sekoittaa confondre לְבַלבֵּל בֵּין उलझा हुआ pobrkati összekever, -zavar mengacaukan rugla saman confondere ごっちゃにする 혼동하다 (su)maišyti, (su)painioti sajaukt; saputrot terkeliru verwarren forveksle, rote til poplątać, pomieszać confundir a confunda путать (po)pliesť si zamešati pobrkati förväxla สับสน karıştırmak 搞亂 переплутувати گڑمڑ کرنا nhầm lẫn 搞乱