muddle
/ˈmʌdl/noun
उच्चारण मडल
गड़बड़ी, उलझन, अव्यवस्था
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[C, usually sing., U]
a state of confusion; an untidy state
गड़बड़ी, उलझन, अव्यवस्था
- The papers were in a muddle.
- She got into a muddle over the dates.
- My notes are in a complete muddle before the exam.
+ 2 more examples
- There was a muddle over the booking, and we got the wrong rooms.
- The teacher cleared up the muddle about the test date.
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[T] ~ sth (up)
to put things in the wrong order; to confuse somebody
गड़बड़ करना, उलझा देना
- Don't muddle up the answer sheets.
- Don't muddle the files, or we'll never find the right one tomorrow.
- I always muddle up the twins' names.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't muddle the two words, because they have different meanings.
- The clerk muddled the files, and the letter was sent to the wrong person.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
in a muddle / a muddle of sth
As a noun, in a muddle means in a state of confusion or untidiness; a muddle of things is a confused mixture.
Noun के रूप में 'in a muddle' का अर्थ भ्रम या अव्यवस्था की स्थिति है; 'a muddle of things' भ्रमित मिश्रण है।
- My notes are in a muddle.
- She wrote a muddle of dates and names.
muddle sth up / muddle sb up
As a phrasal verb, muddle up means to mix things so that order is lost or to confuse somebody.
Phrasal verb के रूप में 'muddle up' का अर्थ चीज़ों को गड़बड़ाना या किसी को भ्रमित करना है।
- Radhika muddled up the two sets of papers.
- The long question muddled him up.
muddle through
Muddle through means to manage without a plan or skill, but somehow succeed.
'Muddle through' का अर्थ बिना योजना या कौशल के किसी तरह काम चला लेना है।
- We had no instructions, but we muddled through.
get / be muddled about / over sth
Be muddled about means to be confused; use about or over for the topic.
'Be muddled about' का अर्थ भ्रमित होना है; विषय के लिए about या over आता है।
- He is muddled about the rules of the new test.
muddled (adjective) / muddle-headed
Muddled thinking is unclear; muddle-headed describes a confused person.
'Muddled thinking' अस्पष्ट सोच है; 'muddle-headed' भ्रमित व्यक्ति को बताता है।
- His muddled answer lost him marks.
+Collocations 5
adjective + muddle
completetotalterribleutterhopelesssorry
- The file was in a complete muddle.
verb + muddle
get intoclear upsort outcauseleave in
- She cleared up the muddle in her notes.
muddle + particle
muddle upmuddle throughmuddle alongmuddle over
- They muddled along without a leader.
muddled + noun
muddled thinkingmuddled answermuddled planmuddled mind
- A muddled plan wastes time.
state of muddle
in a muddleinto a muddleout of the muddlea muddle over
- There was a muddle over the exam dates.
“More examples 5
- The accounts were in such a muddle that nobody could trace the error.
खाते इतने उलझे हुए थे कि कोई भी गलती का पता नहीं लगा सका।
- Don't muddle up 'affect' and 'effect' in the exam.
परीक्षा में 'affect' और 'effect' को आपस में मत गड़बड़ाइए।
- Radhika got muddled with the long calculation and began again.
लंबी गणना में राधिका उलझ गई और उसने फिर से शुरू किया।
- There was a muddle over the seating plan at the wedding.
विवाह में बैठने की व्यवस्था को लेकर गड़बड़ हो गई।
- We muddled through the project without any guidance.
हमने बिना किसी मार्गदर्शन के किसी तरह परियोजना पूरी की।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I am in muddle about the question.
✓ I am in a muddle about the question.
In a muddle needs the article a.
'In a muddle' में article 'a' ज़रूरी है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Muddle, mess and confusion all describe disorder, but muddle suggests mixed-up ideas or papers, mess suggests dirt or untidiness, and confusion is unclear understanding.
तीनों अव्यवस्था बताते हैं, पर muddle में विचार या कागज़ उलझे होते हैं, mess में गंदगी या बेतरतीबी होती है और confusion अस्पष्ट समझ है।
A state where things or ideas are mixed up.
ऐसी स्थिति जहाँ चीज़ें या विचार आपस में उलझे हों।
- My notes are in a muddle.
A state of not understanding clearly.
साफ़ न समझ पाने की स्थिति।
- There was confusion about the date.
→Phrasal verbs 2
muddle through
to achieve something without much skill or planning
किसी तरह काम चला लेना
- We had no plan, but we muddled through.
muddle sb/sth up
to put things in the wrong order; to confuse somebody or something with somebody or something else
गड्डमड्ड कर देना; (एक को दूसरा) समझ बैठना
- Don't muddle up the pages of the answer sheet.
- I always muddle up 'affect' and 'effect'.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
mud·dle
?Which word?
Keep the confusion words together: muddle, mess, jumble (an untidy mixture), shambles (a scene of great disorder), mix-up (a mistake that causes confusion).
उलझन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: muddle, mess, jumble (अव्यवस्थित मिश्रण), shambles (भारी अव्यवस्था का दृश्य), mix-up (उलझन पैदा करने वाली गलती)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Muddle through (manage without planning), muddle up (confuse).
Phrasal verbs: muddle through (बिना योजना के काम चलाना), muddle up (उलझाना)।