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- DictionaryMud·dled/ˈmədəld/
adjective
- 1. in a state of bewildered or bewildering confusion or disorder: "misplaced suggestions and muddled thinking"
adjective. mixed up, confused, or disordered: The rejection is based on faulty underlying assumptions and muddled thinking. muddy, clouded, or obscured; murky: After a long winter season, your pool is most likely a tub of muddled water with foliage and twigs floating about.
an untidy or confused state: The documents were in a muddle. Whenever I go to Europe I get in a muddle about/over (= become confused about) how much things cost. Synonym. fuddle informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dirt & untidiness. bloodstain. blot. clutter. contaminant. contamination. crud. fleck. grime. grunge. gunge. gunk.
Muddled things are all mixed-up and confused. Your mind might feel muddled when you first wake up from a long nap. Your school's football quarterback might get muddled and throw the ball the wrong way.
a messy or confused state: The documents were in a muddle. Whenever I go to Europe I get in a muddle about/over (= become confused about) how much things cost. Synonym. fuddle informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dirt & untidiness. bloodstain. blot.
Definition of muddle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of muddled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to behave, proceed, or think in a confused or aimless fashion or with an air of improvisation: Some people just muddle along, waiting for their big break. noun the state or condition of being muddled, especially a confused mental state.
