Clutter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a confused multitude of things

unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚdɪvˈɛləpmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪlɛsk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪlɛsk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚdɪvˈɛləpmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fuddle smother clutter up welter jumble muddle mare's nest

Antonyms

unclutter

Parts of Speech

noun	a confused multitude of things
noun	unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen
verb	fill a space in a disorderly way

Word Forms

clutter	verb	fill a space in a disorderly way
jumble	verb	bring into random order
muddle	verb	mix up or confuse
clutter	noun	a confused multitude of things

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unordnung

eine wirre Menge von Dingen

🇫🇷French

désordre

une multitude confuse de choses

🇪🇸Spanish

desorden

una multitud confusa de cosas

🇮🇹Italian

ingombrare

una moltitudine confusa di cose

🇳🇱Dutch

ophoping

een verwarde veelheid van dingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desordem

uma multidão confusa de coisas

🇷🇺Russian

беспорядок

запутанное множество вещей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अव्यवस्था

चीजों की एक भ्रमित करने वाली भीड़

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশৃঙ্খলা

জিনিস একটি বিভ্রান্ত ভিড়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒழுங்கீனம்

ஒரு குழப்பமான விஷயங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిందరవందర

గందరగోళంగా ఉన్న అనేక విషయాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळ

गोंधळलेल्या गोष्टींचा समूह

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લટર

વસ્તુઓની મૂંઝવણભરી સંખ્યા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ತವ್ಯಸ್ತತೆ

ಗೊಂದಲಮಯವಾದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಸಮೂಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലങ്കോലപ്പെടുത്തൽ

ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തിലായ ഒരു കൂട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੜਬੜ

ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਉਲਝਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਭੀੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ترتیبی

چیزوں کا ایک الجھا ہوا ہجوم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杂乱

杂乱无章

🇯🇵Japanese

乱雑

混乱した多くのこと

🇰🇷Korean

어지럽게 흩어져 있는 것

혼란스러운 수많은 것들

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lộn xộn

vô số thứ bối rối

🇹🇭Thai

ถ่วง

สับสนวุ่นวายมากมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekacauan

banyak hal yang membingungkan

🇵🇭Filipino

kalat

isang nalilitong maraming bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kekusutan

pelbagai perkara yang keliru

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فوضى

العديد من الأشياء الخلط

🇮🇷Persian

بهم ریختگی

انبوهی از چیزها گیج شده

🇹🇷Turkish

dağınıklık

karışık bir çok şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

עִרבּוּביָה

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