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Muddle

noun/mˈʌdəl/
Definition
a confused multitude of things
informal terms for a difficult situation
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈʌdəl/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈʌdəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈʌdəl/
1 syllable Say it as /mˈʌdəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna confused multitude of things
nouninformal terms for a difficult situation
“he got into a terrible fix”
verbmake into a puddle
“puddled mire”
verbmix up or confuse
“He muddled the issues”
Word Forms
clutterverbfill a space in a disorderly way
jumbleverbbring into random order
muddleverbmix up or confuse
muddlenouna confused multitude of things
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Durcheinander
eine wirre Menge von Dingen
🇫🇷French
confusion
une multitude confuse de choses
🇪🇸Spanish
confusión
una multitud confusa de cosas
🇮🇹Italian
confusione
una moltitudine confusa di cose
🇳🇱Dutch
warboel
een verwarde veelheid van dingen
🇵🇹Portuguese
confusão
uma multidão confusa de coisas
🇷🇺Russian
путать
запутанное множество вещей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गड़बड़ी
चीजों की एक भ्रमित करने वाली भीड़
🇧🇩Bengali
গোলমাল
জিনিস একটি বিভ্রান্ত ভিড়
🇮🇳Tamil
குழப்பம்
ஒரு குழப்பமான விஷயங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
గజిబిజి
గందరగోళంగా ఉన్న అనేక విషయాలు
🇮🇳Marathi
गोंधळ
गोंधळलेल्या गोष्टींचा समूह
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગડબડ
વસ્તુઓની મૂંઝવણભરી સંખ્યા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗೊಂದಲ
ಗೊಂದಲಮಯವಾದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಸಮೂಹ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുഴപ്പം
ആശയക്കുഴപ്പത്തിലായ ഒരു കൂട്ടം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੜਬੜ
ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਉਲਝਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਭੀੜ
🇵🇰Urdu
گڑبڑ
چیزوں کا ایک الجھا ہوا ہجوم
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
糊涂
杂乱无章
🇯🇵Japanese
混乱する
混乱した多くのこと
🇰🇷Korean
혼란
혼란스러운 수많은 것들
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lộn xộn
vô số thứ bối rối
🇹🇭Thai
ยุ่ง
สับสนวุ่นวายมากมาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
kekacauan
banyak hal yang membingungkan
🇵🇭Filipino
gulo
isang nalilitong maraming bagay
🇲🇾Malay
kacau bilau
pelbagai perkara yang keliru
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التشويش
العديد من الأشياء الخلط
🇮🇷Persian
درهم ریختن
انبوهی از چیزها گیج شده
🇹🇷Turkish
karışıklık
karışık bir çok şey
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְשַׁבֵּשׁ
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'muddle'?
The primary meaning of 'muddle' is 'a confused multitude of things'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'muddle' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'muddle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'muddle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'muddle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'muddle' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'muddle' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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