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muddled

muddled adjective: confused, disorganised, in disarray. Also the simple past and past participle of muddle.

Adjective

muddled (comparative more muddled, superlative most muddled)

  1. Confused, disorganised, in disarray.
    • Near-synonym: muddle-headed
    • Richardson took over, and Mitchell proceeded to the refreshment room in his turn, but when he came back some ten minutes later, it was evident that he had been indulging in something more potent than coffee, and he was in a very muddled state.1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, page 53
    Synonyms:
    muddle-headed

Also used as

muddled is also the simple past and past participle of muddle.

Synonyms of muddled

Forms of muddled

comparativemore muddled
superlativemost muddled

Words formed from muddled

Phrases with muddled

Questions about muddled

What does muddled mean?
Muddled means confused, disorganised, in disarray.
What part of speech is muddled?
Muddled is an adjective.

Words near muddled in the dictionary

  1. muddle the waters
  2. muddle through
  3. muddle up
  4. muddle-headed
  5. muddlebrained
  6. muddled
  7. muddled along
  8. muddled the waters
  9. muddled through
  10. muddled up
  11. muddledness

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