Meaning & use
Muddle
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To mix up or confuse something, or to bring it into a state of disorder.
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Nervousness made him muddle his words during the speech.
Don't muddle the files together, or we'll never find the right one.
A note on using this word
As a noun, "a muddle" refers to a confused or disorganized state, as in "the accounts were in a muddle".
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confusejumblemix up
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A state of confusion or disorder.
The schedule was in a complete muddle after the flight was delayed.
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