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Definition of
muddle noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
muddle
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈmʌdl
/
/
[
countable
,
usually singular
,
uncountable
]
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a state of confusion in which things are messy
synonym
mess
The story is a hopeless muddle, with too many different strands.
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muddle
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