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confusion
A confusing or being confused
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  1. A confusing or being confused
  2. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
  3. Failure to distinguish between things
mess
A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:
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  1. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:
  2. One that is in such a condition:
  3. A disorderly or confused collection or mass of things; jumble; hodgepodge
jumble
A confused or disordered mass:
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  1. A confused or disordered mass:
  2. A confused mixture or heap
  3. A kind of thin, sugared cookie shaped like a ring
perplexity
Something that perplexes:
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  1. Something that perplexes:
  2. The state of being intricate or complicated:
  3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment; confusion
quandary
A state of uncertainty; perplexing situation or position; dilemma
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  1. A state of uncertainty; perplexing situation or position; dilemma
predicament
(Archaic) category
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  1. (Archaic) category
  2. (Logic) One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.
  3. A condition or situation, now specif. one that is difficult, unpleasant, embarrassing, or, sometimes, comical
pother
A commotion; a disturbance.
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  1. A commotion; a disturbance.
  2. An uproar, commotion, fuss, etc.
  3. A state of nervous activity; a fuss.
dilemma
A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or unsatisfactory.
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  1. A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or unsatisfactory.
  2. Any situation in which one must choose between unpleasant alternatives
  3. Any serious problem
complication
A complicating factor or occurrence as in the plot of a story or in the unfolding of events
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  1. A complicating factor or occurrence as in the plot of a story or in the unfolding of events
  2. A complicated condition or structure; complex, involved, or confused relationship of parts
  3. (Medicine) A secondary disease, an accident, or a negative reaction occurring during the course of an illness and usually aggravating the illness.
intricacy
Something intricate:
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  1. Something intricate:
  2. Perplexity; involution; complication; complexity;
  3. That which is intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of accounts; the intricacy of a cause in controversy; the intricacy of a plot.
complexity
(Uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.
  2. The condition or quality of being complex
  3. (Countable) That which is and renders complex; intricacy; complication.
awkwardness
The state or quality of being awkward
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  1. The state or quality of being awkward
involvement
The act of involving, or the state of being involved.
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  1. The act of involving, or the state of being involved.
emergency
A sudden, generally unexpected occurrence or set of circumstances demanding immediate action
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  1. A sudden, generally unexpected occurrence or set of circumstances demanding immediate action
  2. A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action.
  3. A situation which poses an immediate threat to human life or health and requires urgent assistance.
struggle
Conflict; strife; contention
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  1. Conflict; strife; contention
  2. The act of struggling:
  3. Strife, contention, or combat:
unmanageableness
The state or quality of being unmanageable.
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  1. The state or quality of being unmanageable.
encumbrance
Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
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  1. Something that encumbers; a burden that must be carried.
  2. (Law) A lien, charge, or claim attached to real property, as a mortgage
  3. (Law) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage.
jam
The act of jamming or the condition of being jammed.
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  1. The act of jamming or the condition of being jammed.
  2. A preserve made from whole fruit boiled to a pulp with sugar.
  3. A group of persons or things so close together as to jam a passageway, etc.
pickle
(Scotland) A bit, small quantity
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  1. (Scotland) A bit, small quantity
  2. A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food.
  3. A chemical bath used to clear metal of scale, preserve wood, etc.
misarrange
To place in a wrong order, or improper manner.
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  1. To place in a wrong order, or improper manner.
  2. To arrange wrongly or improperly
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
disarrange
To undo the order or arrangement of; make less neat; disorder
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  1. To undo the order or arrangement of; make less neat; disorder
  2. To upset the proper arrangement or order of.
  3. To undo the arrangement of; to disorder; to derange.
entangle
To cause to be tangled or confused; complicate
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  1. To cause to be tangled or confused; complicate
  2. To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
  3. To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage:
foul
(--- Baseball) To hit a ball outside the foul lines:
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  1. (--- Baseball) To hit a ball outside the foul lines:
  2. To become dirty, filthy, or rotten
  3. To entangle or catch (a rope, for example).
mix
To become combined or blended together:
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  1. To become combined or blended together:
  2. To create or form by combining ingredients:
  3. To combine or join:
jumble
To be mixed in a confused way:
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  1. To be mixed in a confused way:
  2. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  3. To mix in a confused, disorderly heap
bungle
To do or make things badly or clumsily
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  1. To do or make things badly or clumsily
  2. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  3. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
derange
To cause someone to go insane (usually used in the passive, see deranged)
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  1. To cause someone to go insane (usually used in the passive, see deranged)
  2. To cause disorder in something, to distort it from its ideal state
  3. To upset the arrangement, order, or operation of; unsettle; disorder
mess
To make disorderly or dirty:
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  1. To make disorderly or dirty:
  2. To take a meal in a military mess.
  3. To eat as one of a mess
botch
To repair or patch clumsily
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  1. To repair or patch clumsily
  2. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude:
  3. To spoil by poor work or poor performance; bungle
clutter
To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner:
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  1. To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner:
  2. To run or move with bustle and confusion.
  3. To put into disorder; jumble
snarl
To utter or give vent to with a snarl
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  1. To utter or give vent to with a snarl
  2. To speak harshly and sharply, as in anger, impatience, etc.
  3. To become tangled or confused.
pi
An irrational number that has a numerical value of 3.14159265358979... and is represented by the symbol π. It expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle and appears in many mathematical expressions.
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  1. An irrational number that has a numerical value of 3.14159265358979... and is represented by the symbol π. It expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle and appears in many mathematical expressions.
  2. To become jumbled.
  3. To jumble or mix up (type).
complicate
To make or become intricate, difficult, or involved
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  1. To make or become intricate, difficult, or involved
  2. To twist or become twisted together.
disorder
To throw into confusion or disarray.
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  1. To throw into confusion or disarray.
  2. To disturb the normal physical or mental health of; derange.
  3. To throw into disorder; disarrange
disturb
To intrude on; inconvenience:
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  1. To intrude on; inconvenience:
  2. To break in on; interrupt
  3. To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
perturb
To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
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  1. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  2. (--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
  3. To cause to be alarmed, agitated, or upset; disturb or trouble greatly
ruffle
To beat (a drum, etc.) with a ruffle
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  1. To beat (a drum, etc.) with a ruffle
  2. To pleat or gather (fabric) into a ruffle.
  3. To disturb, irritate, or annoy
derange
To cause disorder in something, to distort it from its ideal state
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  1. To cause disorder in something, to distort it from its ideal state
  2. To upset (normal condition or functioning, as of a bodily organ).
  3. To upset the arrangement, order, or operation of; unsettle; disorder
disarrange
To upset the proper arrangement or order of.
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  1. To upset the proper arrangement or order of.
  2. To undo the order or arrangement of; make less neat; disorder
  3. To undo the arrangement of; to disorder; to derange.
disarray
To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
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  1. To take off the dress of; to unrobe.
  2. To throw into confusion; upset.
  3. To throw into disorder or confusion; upset
disorder
To throw into confusion or disarray.
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  1. To throw into confusion or disarray.
  2. To disturb the normal physical or mental health of; derange.
  3. To throw into disorder; disarrange
disorganize
To destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or unity of.
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  1. To destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or unity of.
  2. To make less organized; to reduce to chaos.
  3. To disrupt or break up the order, arrangement, or system of; throw into confusion or disorder
disrupt
To disturb or interrupt the orderly course of (a social affair, meeting, etc.)
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  1. To disturb or interrupt the orderly course of (a social affair, meeting, etc.)
  2. To break apart or alter so as to prevent normal or expected functioning:
  3. To throw into confusion or disorder:
disturb
To intrude on; inconvenience:
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  1. To intrude on; inconvenience:
  2. To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:
jumble
To mix in a confused, disorderly heap
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  1. To mix in a confused, disorderly heap
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
mess up
(Intransitive) To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.
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  1. (Intransitive) To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.
  2. To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
mix-up
(Idiomatic) To prepare something from ingredients that are mixed.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To prepare something from ingredients that are mixed.
  2. (Intransitive, idiomatic) Combine thoroughly.
  3. (Intransitive, usually passive, with with, often with be or get) To become involved with, especially socially or romantically.
tumble
To cause to fall or collapse; bring down:
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  1. To cause to fall or collapse; bring down:
  2. To put into disorder by or as by tossing here and there; disarrange
  3. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder:
unsettle
To become unsettled
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  1. To become unsettled
  2. To change from a settled condition; disrupt:
  3. To bring into disorder or disarray
upset
To become overturned or upset
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  1. To become overturned or upset
  2. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.
  3. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
confuse
To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
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  1. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  2. (--- Archaic) To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To mix up; jumble together; put into disorder
disorder
To throw into confusion or disarray.
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  1. To throw into confusion or disarray.
  2. To disturb the normal physical or mental health of; derange.
  3. To throw into disorder; disarrange
jumble
To mix in a confused, disorderly heap
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  1. To mix in a confused, disorderly heap
  2. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  3. To confuse mentally
mess up
To damage; injure.
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  1. To damage; injure.
  2. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
  3. To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.
scramble
To cause (aircraft) to take off as fast as possible, as to intercept enemy aircraft.
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  1. To cause (aircraft) to take off as fast as possible, as to intercept enemy aircraft.
  2. To run forward with the ball when unable to complete an intended pass play. Used of a quarterback.
  3. (Football) To maneuver about in the backfield while seeking an open receiver to whom to pass the ball; also, to run with the ball if unable to find a receiver
snarl
To utter or give vent to with a snarl
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  1. To utter or give vent to with a snarl
  2. To speak harshly and sharply, as in anger, impatience, etc.
  3. To become tangled or confused.
snafu
To make confused or chaotic.
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  1. To make confused or chaotic.
  2. To throw into confusion
addle
(Provincial, Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living. — Forby.
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  1. (Provincial, Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living. — Forby.
  2. To become rotten, as an egg.
  3. To cause (someone) to think unclearly; confuse:
befuddle
To perplex or confuse (someone)
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  1. To perplex or confuse (someone)
  2. To stupefy someone, especially with alcohol
  3. To cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly; confuse:
bewilder
To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied.
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  1. To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied.
  2. To confuse, puzzle or befuddle someone, especially with many different things.
  3. To confuse hopelessly, as by something complicated or involved; befuddle; puzzle
confound
To fail to distinguish; mix up:
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  1. To fail to distinguish; mix up:
  2. To make (something bad) worse:
  3. To cause to become confused or perplexed.
confuse
To mix up; jumble together; put into disorder
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  1. To mix up; jumble together; put into disorder
  2. (--- Archaic) To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
discombobulate
(Informal) To upset the composure of; disconcert
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  1. (Informal) To upset the composure of; disconcert
  2. (Humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex.
dizzy
To make dizzy, to bewilder.
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  1. To make dizzy, to bewilder.
  2. To cause to have a whirling sensation.
  3. To confuse or bewilder.
fuddle
To make drunk; intoxicate.
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  1. To make drunk; intoxicate.
  2. (Rare) To drink heavily; tipple
  3. To put into a state of confusion.
jumble
To muddle; confuse:
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  1. To muddle; confuse:
  2. To be mixed in a confused way:
  3. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
mix-up
(Intransitive, idiomatic) Combine thoroughly.
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  1. (Intransitive, idiomatic) Combine thoroughly.
  2. (Idiomatic) To prepare something from ingredients that are mixed.
  3. (Intransitive, usually passive, with with, often with be or get) To become involved with, especially socially or romantically.
mystify
To confuse or bewilder.
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  1. To confuse or bewilder.
  2. To bewilder deliberately; play on the credulity of; hoax
  3. To puzzle or perplex
perplex
To make (a person) uncertain, doubtful, or hesitant; confuse; puzzle
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  1. To make (a person) uncertain, doubtful, or hesitant; confuse; puzzle
  2. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
puzzle
To baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter.
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  1. To baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter.
  2. To ponder over a problem in an effort to solve or understand it.
  3. To clarify or solve (something confusing) by reasoning or study:
throw
To propel or discharge into the air by any means:
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  1. To propel or discharge into the air by any means:
  2. To form on a potter's wheel:
  3. To put on or off hastily or carelessly:
blunder
To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.
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  1. To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.
  2. To say stupidly, clumsily, or confusedly; blurt
  3. To move clumsily or carelessly; flounder; stumble
boggle
To be or become confused or overwhelmed as by something very difficult, surprising, vast, etc.
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  1. To be or become confused or overwhelmed as by something very difficult, surprising, vast, etc.
  2. To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
  3. To hesitate as if in fear or doubt.
botch
To repair or patch clumsily
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  1. To repair or patch clumsily
  2. To spoil by poor work or poor performance; bungle
  3. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude:
bungle
To do or make things badly or clumsily
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  1. To do or make things badly or clumsily
  2. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  3. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
fumble
To touch or handle nervously or idly:
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  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To lose one's grasp on (a football, etc.) while trying to catch or hold it
  3. To search (for a thing) by feeling about awkwardly with the hands; grope clumsily
gum up
(Idiomatic, by extension) To make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.
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  1. (Idiomatic, by extension) To make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.
  2. To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.
mess up
To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
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  1. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
  2. To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.
  3. (Intransitive) To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.
mishandle
To handle badly or roughly; abuse, maltreat, or mismanage
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  1. To handle badly or roughly; abuse, maltreat, or mismanage
  2. To deal with clumsily or inefficiently; mismanage:
  3. To handle badly, causing physical injury.
mismanage
To manage badly or carelessly.
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  1. To manage badly or carelessly.
muff
To do (something) badly or awkwardly
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  1. To do (something) badly or awkwardly
  2. To perform or handle clumsily or ineptly; bungle.
  3. To perform a task clumsily or ineptly.
spoil
To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
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  1. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
  2. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
  3. To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
muck up
To ruin unintentionally.
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  1. To ruin unintentionally.
  2. (Intransitive) To clown around; to have fun, often at the expense of others.
blow
To blossom
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  1. To blossom
  2. To bloom or cause to bloom.
goof up
(Slang) To make a mistake.
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  1. (Slang) To make a mistake.
  2. (Slang) To introduce problems to or damage through incompetence.
louse up
(Idiomatic, colloquial) To mess up; to confuse; to put into a state of disorder.
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  1. (Idiomatic, colloquial) To mess up; to confuse; to put into a state of disorder.
snafu
To make confused or chaotic.
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  1. To make confused or chaotic.
  2. To throw into confusion
blunder
To say stupidly, clumsily, or confusedly; blurt
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  1. To say stupidly, clumsily, or confusedly; blurt
  2. To utter (something) stupidly or thoughtlessly.
  3. To move clumsily or carelessly; flounder; stumble
bumble
To move, act, or proceed clumsily.
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  1. To move, act, or proceed clumsily.
  2. To blunder
  3. To stumble
bungle
To do or make things badly or clumsily
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  1. To do or make things badly or clumsily
  2. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  3. To spoil by clumsy work or action; botch
flounder
To move clumsily or with little progress, as through water or mud.
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  1. To move clumsily or with little progress, as through water or mud.
  2. To speak or act in an awkward, confused manner, with hesitation and frequent mistakes
  3. (Intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
fudge
To evade (an issue, for example); dodge.
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  1. To evade (an issue, for example); dodge.
  2. To refuse to commit oneself or give a direct answer; hedge
  3. To go beyond the proper limits of something:
fumble
To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
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  1. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  2. To search (for a thing) by feeling about awkwardly with the hands; grope clumsily
  3. To lose one's grasp on (a football, etc.) while trying to catch or hold it
limp
To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
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  1. To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
  2. To walk with or as with a lame or partially disabled leg or foot
  3. To move or proceed unevenly, jerkily, or laboriously, as because of being impaired, defective, damaged, etc.
shuffle
To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
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  1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  2. To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.
  3. To shift from position to position or move from place to place:
stagger
To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.
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  1. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.
  2. To move unsteadily, as though about to collapse; totter, sway, or reel, as from a blow, fatigue, drunkenness, etc.
  3. (Sports) To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.
stumble
To speak, act, or proceed in a confused, blundering manner
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  1. To speak, act, or proceed in a confused, blundering manner
  2. To miss one's step in walking or running; trip and almost fall.
  3. To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without design; to fall or light by chance; with on, upon, or against.
chaos
(Math.) A pattern or state of order existing within apparent disorder, as in the irregularities of a coastline or a snowflake
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  1. (Math.) A pattern or state of order existing within apparent disorder, as in the irregularities of a coastline or a snowflake
  2. The disorder of formless matter and infinite space, supposed to have existed before the ordered universe
  3. Extreme confusion or disorder
clutter
A confused disordered jumble of things.
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  1. A confused disordered jumble of things.
  2. A confused noise; a clatter.
  3. A number of things scattered in disorder; jumble
confusedness
The state or quality of being confused
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  1. The state or quality of being confused
confusion
State of disorder
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  1. State of disorder
  2. A confusing or being confused
  3. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
derangement
The property of being deranged.
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  1. The property of being deranged.
  2. An act or instance of deranging.
  3. (Mathematics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.
disarrangement
Upset of the normal order.
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  1. Upset of the normal order.
disarray
A state of disorder; confusion.
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  1. A state of disorder; confusion.
  2. Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.
  3. An untidy condition; disorder; confusion
disorder
A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
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  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:
  3. A condition characterized by lack of normal functioning of physical or mental processes:
disorderedness
The quality of being disordered.
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  1. The quality of being disordered.
disorderliness
The state or quality of being disorderly.
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  1. The state or quality of being disorderly.
disorganization
The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
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  1. The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
  2. The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of government.
jumble
A confused or disordered mass:
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  1. A confused or disordered mass:
  2. A confused mixture or heap
  3. A kind of thin, sugared cookie shaped like a ring
mess
A disorderly or confused collection or mass of things; jumble; hodgepodge
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  1. A disorderly or confused collection or mass of things; jumble; hodgepodge
  2. One that is in such a condition:
  3. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:
mix-up
A mix, blend, or variety.
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  1. A mix, blend, or variety.
  2. A case of confusion.
  3. A condition or instance of confusion; tangle
muss
A disorderly mess
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  1. A disorderly mess
  2. A state of disorder; a mess.
  3. (Informal) A mess; disorder
scramble
A disorderly struggle or rush, as for something prized
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  1. A disorderly struggle or rush, as for something prized
  2. An arduous hike or climb over rough terrain.
  3. A hard, hurried climb or advance, as over rough, difficult ground
tumble
An act of tumbling; a fall.
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  1. An act of tumbling; a fall.
  2. A confused heap
  3. Disorder; confusion
snafu
A mix-up, mishap, mistake, etc.
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  1. A mix-up, mishap, mistake, etc.
  2. A chaotic or confused situation.
botch
(Brit., Dial.) A boil, sore, or ulcer
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  1. (Brit., Dial.) A boil, sore, or ulcer
  2. A badly patched place or part
  3. A ruined or defective piece of work:
foul-up
A condition of confusion caused by mistakes or poor judgment.
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  1. A condition of confusion caused by mistakes or poor judgment.
  2. A disastrous mistake.
  3. (Informal) A mix-up; botch; mess
mess
A group of people, usually soldiers or sailors, who regularly eat meals together.
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  1. A group of people, usually soldiers or sailors, who regularly eat meals together.
  2. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap:
  3. A disorderly or confused collection or mass of things; jumble; hodgepodge
shambles
A scene or condition of great devastation.
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  1. A scene or condition of great devastation.
  2. A scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin:
  3. Great clutter or jumble; a total mess:
hash
A reworking or restatement of already familiar material.
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  1. A reworking or restatement of already familiar material.
  2. A confused mess.
  3. A hodgepodge; muddle; mess
screwup
One that makes a mess of an undertaking; a bungler.
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  1. One that makes a mess of an undertaking; a bungler.
  2. A blunder; a mess:
snafu
A chaotic or confused situation.
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  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. A mix-up, mishap, mistake, etc.
befuddlement
The characteristic of being befuddled.
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  1. The characteristic of being befuddled.
bewilderedness
The state or quality of being bewildered.
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  1. The state or quality of being bewildered.
bewilderment
The condition of being confused or disoriented.
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  1. The condition of being confused or disoriented.
  2. The fact or condition of being bewildered
  3. A confusion; jumble
daze
A dazed condition
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  1. A dazed condition
  2. A stunned or bewildered condition:
fog
A dense layer of cloud lying close to the surface of the ground or water and reducing visibility to less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Fog occurs when the air temperature becomes identical, or nearly identical, to the dew point.
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  1. A dense layer of cloud lying close to the surface of the ground or water and reducing visibility to less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Fog occurs when the air temperature becomes identical, or nearly identical, to the dew point.
  2. A similar mass of smoke, dust, etc. obscuring the atmosphere
  3. Something that obscures or conceals; a haze:
mystification
The act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.
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  1. The act of mystifying or the condition of being mystified.
  2. The fact or condition of being mystified.
  3. Something intended to mystify.
perplexity
Something that perplexes:
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  1. Something that perplexes:
  2. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment; confusion
  3. Something that is perplexed, or complicated
puzzlement
A puzzle.
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  1. A puzzle.
  2. The state of being confused or baffled; perplexity.
stupefaction
Great astonishment or consternation.
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  1. Great astonishment or consternation.
  2. The act or an instance of stupefying.
  3. Stunned amazement or utter bewilderment
stupor
Mental or moral dullness or apathy
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  1. Mental or moral dullness or apathy
  2. A state of reduced sensibility or consciousness:
  3. A state in which the mind and senses are dulled; partial or complete loss of sensibility, as from the use of a narcotic or from shock
trance
A condition of great mental concentration or abstraction, esp. one induced by religious fervor or mysticism
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  1. A condition of great mental concentration or abstraction, esp. one induced by religious fervor or mysticism
  2. In spiritualistic belief, a condition in which a medium passes under the control of some external force, as for the transmission of communications from the dead during a séance
  3. A genre of electronic dance music with a fast tempo, repetitive phrasing, and often an hypnotic effect.
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  • Some people muddle the mint while others prefer to rub the leaves to activate the oils.

  • Muddle the berries by crushing them with the sugar to release the juices.

  • It was such a muddle that it actually managed to make The Matrix seem coherent.

  • It just seemed to me that their money would have been better spent on the actual game development rather than getting a bunch of celebrities to muddle their way through the game's voice acting.

  • In fact, you may want to take a glance at this section before starting your candle attempts because, chances are, you weren't aware of the almost innumerable ways one can muddle the process.

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