remuddling

Verb

remuddle (third-person singular simple present remuddles, present participle remuddling, simple past and past participle remuddled)

1. To muddle something which had previously been made clear.
   • I'm afraid your efforts have only remuddled the issue.
2. (derogatory) To remodel a building or room in a way that obscures or destroys key aspects of the original design.
   • Many survivors were badly remuddled, but several have been restored.2004, Alice Sinkevitch et al., AIA Guide to Chicago, →ISBN, page 176