muddled

[ muhd-ld ]

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

Origin of muddled

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 | THE 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 | THE 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 | THE 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 | THE 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 | THE 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

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