muddled

[ muhd-ld ]

/ ˈmʌd ld /

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adjective

mixed up, confused, or disordered:The rejection is based on faulty underlying assumptions and muddled thinking.

muddy, clouded, or obscured; murky: After a long winter season, your pool is most likely a tub of muddled water with foliage and twigs floating about.

(of an ingredient) mixed, crushed, or mashed into a drink, especially with a muddler: The freshly muddled kiwi adds an unexpected flavor to this handmade cocktail.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of muddle.

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Origin of muddled

muddle + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM muddled

un·mud·dled, adjective

Words nearby muddled

mud crack, mud dauber, mudder, muddle, muddle along, muddled, muddlehead, muddleheaded, muddler, muddle through, muddy

How to use muddled in a sentence

Her own muddled feelings of confusion, shame, and fear are what make the essay great and what make the essay her story.
The Right's Rape Trolls vs. Lena Dunham|Emily Shire|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since certification distinctions can be a bit muddled, some take this extra step.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Vodka|Debra A. Klein|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It all makes for a very cool bar, sure, but as a speakeasy, it feels a little muddled.
The Secret Speakeasies of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This obviously closed off some important avenues of inquiry, but I guess we muddled through.
American Poet: Remembering Lou Reed|Kurt Loder|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The black, starless sky creeps over the muddled sunset that stains the waves purple before melting away.
I Can’t Shake Hawaii: An Ode to Returning to Places You’ve Been Before|Debra A. Klein|October 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He used to tell me so many that they quite muddled my head and even now I can't tell the tail of one from the head of the other.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
"The story, as it has been handed on to Branderby, is pretty badly muddled," the editor went on.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
The rations were calculated to last for another three days, but their distribution had been muddled.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
He was a coward at heart, and too much liquor had somewhat muddled his brain.
From Farm to Fortune|Horatio Alger Jr.
It may just possibly be found, without certificate, however, in those muddled caverns where the excluded intermingle.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith