1. A confused multitude of things
   "The attic was a muddle of old furniture, books, and forgotten mementos";
   - clutter, jumble, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother, scramble
    
2. [informal] A problematic situation or predicament
   "he made a muddle of his marriage";
   - fix [informal], hole [informal], jam [informal], mess [informal], pickle [informal], kettle of fish [informal], difficulty

1. Mix up or confuse
   "He muddled the issues";
   - addle
    
2. Mix or stir up in a confused or disorderly way
   "He muddled the papers on the desk"
    
3. (cocktail making) crush or mash ingredients like herbs, fruit, or sugar to release flavours
   "Muddle the mint leaves before adding the rum"

Derived forms: muddling, muddles, muddled

Type of: confuse, difficultness, difficulty, disorder, disorderliness, jumble, mix up

Encyclopedia: Muddle