Entry Word: muddle

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a state in which everything is out of order <the newly built school was all in a muddle on opening day> — see chaos
2 a state of mental confusion <I was in such a muddle after the accident that I didnʼt know where I was> — see haze 2
3 a state of mental uncertainty <the new, supposedly improved forms simply put taxpayers in a bigger muddle> — see confusion 1
4 an unorganized collection or mixture of various things <a muddle of old magazines piled on the shelves> — see miscellany 1