muddled

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

muddled - confused and vague; used especially of thinking; "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas" woolly-headed, wooly-minded, wooly, addled, muzzy, woolly, befuddled confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

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muddled

adjective 1. incoherent, confused, loose, vague, unclear, woolly, muddleheaded << OPPOSITE clear

adjective 2. bewildered, confused, at sea, dazed, perplexed, disoriented, stupefied, befuddled

adjective 3. jumbled, confused, disordered, scrambled, tangled, chaotic, messy, mixed-up, disorganized, higgledy-piggledy (informal) disarrayed << OPPOSITE orderly