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Muddle
01
a state of confusion or disorder characterized by a mixture of things that are not clearly organized or understood
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
muddles
Examples
The new employee faced a muddle of instructions on their first day.
02
informal terms for a difficult situation
to muddle
01
to mix something together or cause confusion
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
muddle
3rd person singular
muddles
Present participle
muddling
Past simple
muddled
Past participle
muddled
02
to make something muddy or turbid
