To put out of proper order

• upset

  1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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  1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.

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• unsettle

  1. To change from a settled condition; disrupt:
  2. To make uneasy; disturb:

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  1. To change from a settled condition; disrupt:
  2. To make uneasy; disturb:

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• tumble

  1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.
  2. To fall, roll, or move end over end:
  3. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder:

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  1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.
  2. To fall, roll, or move end over end:
  3. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder:

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• mix-up

  1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle:
  2. A fight or melee.

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  1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle:
  2. A fight or melee.

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• mess up

  1. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
  2. To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

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  1. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
  2. To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

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• jumble

  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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• disturb

  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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• disrupt

  1. To throw into confusion or disorder:
  2. To interrupt or impede the progress of:
  3. To break apart or alter so as to prevent normal or expected functioning:

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  1. To throw into confusion or disorder:
  2. To interrupt or impede the progress of:
  3. To break apart or alter so as to prevent normal or expected functioning:

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• disorganize

  1. To destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or unity of.

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  1. To destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or unity of.

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• disorder

  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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• disarray

  1. A state of disorder; confusion.
  2. Disorderly dress.
  3. To throw into confusion; upset.

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  1. A state of disorder; confusion.
  2. Disorderly dress.
  3. To throw into confusion; upset.

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• disarrange

  1. To upset the proper arrangement or order of.

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  1. To upset the proper arrangement or order of.

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• derange

  1. To disturb the order, arrangement, or functioning of:
  2. To upset (normal condition or functioning, as of a bodily organ).
  3. To cause to be psychotic or otherwise severely mentally unsound.

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  1. To disturb the order, arrangement, or functioning of:
  2. To upset (normal condition or functioning, as of a bodily organ).
  3. To cause to be psychotic or otherwise severely mentally unsound.

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To put into total disorder

• snafu

  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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• snarl

  1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.
  2. To speak angrily or threateningly.
  3. To utter with anger or hostility:

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  1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.
  2. To speak angrily or threateningly.
  3. To utter with anger or hostility:

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• scramble

  1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.
  2. To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something:
  3. To take off with all possible haste, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

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  1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.
  2. To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something:
  3. To take off with all possible haste, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

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• mess up

  1. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
  2. To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

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  1. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
  2. To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

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• jumble

  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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• disorder

  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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• confuse

  1. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  2. To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another:

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  1. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  2. To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another:

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• ball up

  1. To crush into a ball shape.
  2. (intransitive) to coil up into a ball.
  3. (intransitive) To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.

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  1. To crush into a ball shape.
  2. (intransitive) to coil up into a ball.
  3. (intransitive) To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.

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To cause to be unclear in mind or intent

• throw

  1. To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.
  2. To propel or discharge into the air by any means:
  3. To cause to move with great force or speed; propel or displace:

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  1. To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.
  2. To propel or discharge into the air by any means:
  3. To cause to move with great force or speed; propel or displace:

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• puzzle

  1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling.
  2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma:
  3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment:

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  1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or assembling.
  2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma:
  3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment:

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• perplex

  1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
  2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate:

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  1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
  2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate:

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• mystify

  1. To confuse or bewilder.
  2. To make obscure or mysterious:

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  1. To confuse or bewilder.
  2. To make obscure or mysterious:

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• mix-up

  1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle:
  2. A fight or melee.

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  1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle:
  2. A fight or melee.

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• jumble

  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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• fuddle

  1. To put into a state of confusion.
  2. To make drunk; intoxicate.
  3. To drink; tipple.

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  1. To put into a state of confusion.
  2. To make drunk; intoxicate.
  3. To drink; tipple.

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• dizzy

  1. Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall.
  2. Bewildered or confused:
  3. Scatterbrained or silly.

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  1. Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall.
  2. Bewildered or confused:
  3. Scatterbrained or silly.

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• discombobulate

  1. To throw into a state of confusion.

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  1. To throw into a state of confusion.

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• confuse

  1. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  2. To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another:

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  1. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
  2. To cause to feel embarrassment.
  3. To fail to differentiate (one person or thing) from another:

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• confound

  1. To cause to become confused or perplexed.
  2. To fail to distinguish; mix up:
  3. To make (something bad) worse:

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  1. To cause to become confused or perplexed.
  2. To fail to distinguish; mix up:
  3. To make (something bad) worse:

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• bewilder

  1. To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied.
  2. To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient:

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  1. To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied.
  2. To cause to lose one's bearings; disorient:

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• befuddle

  1. To cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly; confuse:
  2. To stupefy with alcohol; intoxicate.

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  1. To cause (someone) to be unable to think clearly; confuse:
  2. To stupefy with alcohol; intoxicate.

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• addle

  1. To cause (someone) to think unclearly; confuse:
  2. To become confused.
  3. To become rotten, as an egg.

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  1. To cause (someone) to think unclearly; confuse:
  2. To become confused.
  3. To become rotten, as an egg.

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To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess

• snafu

  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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• screw up

  1. a serious mistake; blunder; mess
  2. a person who screws up

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  1. a serious mistake; blunder; mess
  2. a person who screws up

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• louse up

  1. (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.

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• goof up

  1. (slang) To make a mistake.
  2. (slang) To introduce problems to or damage through incompetence.
  3. (slang) A mistake or problem.

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  1. (slang) To make a mistake.
  2. (slang) To introduce problems to or damage through incompetence.
  3. (slang) A mistake or problem.

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• blow

  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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• muck up

  1. To ruin unintentionally.
  2. (intransitive) To clown around; to have fun, often at the expense of others.

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  1. To ruin unintentionally.
  2. (intransitive) To clown around; to have fun, often at the expense of others.

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• bollix up

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• spoil

  1. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
  2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
  3. To plunder; despoil.

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  1. To impair or destroy the value or quality of; ruin:
  2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
  3. To plunder; despoil.

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• muff

  1. To perform or handle clumsily or ineptly; bungle.
  2. To fail to make (a catch).
  3. To perform a task clumsily or ineptly.

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  1. To perform or handle clumsily or ineptly; bungle.
  2. To fail to make (a catch).
  3. To perform a task clumsily or ineptly.

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• mismanage

  1. To manage badly or carelessly.

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  1. To manage badly or carelessly.

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• mishandle

  1. To deal with clumsily or inefficiently; mismanage:
  2. To treat roughly; maltreat:

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  1. To deal with clumsily or inefficiently; mismanage:
  2. To treat roughly; maltreat:

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• mess up

  1. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
  2. To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

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  1. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
  2. To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

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• gum up

  1. To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.

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  1. To cause to be gooey or gummy, especially with the effect of obstructing the operation of some mechanism or process.
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To make non-functional; to interfere with or put into a state of disorder; to ruin.

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• fumble

  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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• foul-up

  1. A condition of confusion caused by mistakes or poor judgment.
  2. A mechanical failure.

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  1. A condition of confusion caused by mistakes or poor judgment.
  2. A mechanical failure.

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• bungle

  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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• botch

  1. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude:
  2. To repair or mend clumsily or ineptly.
  3. A ruined or defective piece of work:

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  1. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude:
  2. To repair or mend clumsily or ineptly.
  3. A ruined or defective piece of work:

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• boggle

  1. To hesitate as if in fear or doubt.
  2. To shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment:
  3. To act ineptly or inefficiently; bungle.

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  1. To hesitate as if in fear or doubt.
  2. To shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment:
  3. To act ineptly or inefficiently; bungle.

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• blunder

  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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• ball up

  1. To crush into a ball shape.
  2. (intransitive) to coil up into a ball.
  3. (intransitive) To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.

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  1. To crush into a ball shape.
  2. (intransitive) to coil up into a ball.
  3. (intransitive) To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.

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To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner

• stumble

  1. To miss one's step in walking or running; trip and almost fall.
  2. To proceed unsteadily or falteringly; flounder.
  3. To act or speak falteringly or clumsily:

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  1. To miss one's step in walking or running; trip and almost fall.
  2. To proceed unsteadily or falteringly; flounder.
  3. To act or speak falteringly or clumsily:

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• stagger

  1. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter.
  2. To cause to totter, sway, or reel:
  3. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm:

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  1. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter.
  2. To cause to totter, sway, or reel:
  3. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm:

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• shuffle

  1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.
  3. To shift from position to position or move from place to place:

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  1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet:
  2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.
  3. To shift from position to position or move from place to place:

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• limp

  1. To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
  2. To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily:
  3. An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.

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  1. To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.
  2. To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily:
  3. An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.

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• fumble

  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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  1. To touch or handle nervously or idly:
  2. To grope awkwardly to find or to accomplish something:
  3. To proceed awkwardly and uncertainly; blunder:

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• fudge

  1. A soft rich candy made of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring.
  2. Nonsense; humbug.
  3. To fake or falsify:

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  1. A soft rich candy made of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring.
  2. Nonsense; humbug.
  3. To fake or falsify:

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• flounder

  1. To move clumsily or with little progress, as through water or mud.
  2. To act or function in a confused or directionless manner; struggle:
  3. The act of floundering.

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  1. To move clumsily or with little progress, as through water or mud.
  2. To act or function in a confused or directionless manner; struggle:
  3. The act of floundering.

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• bungle

  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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• bumble

  1. To speak in a faltering manner.
  2. To move, act, or proceed clumsily.
  3. To make a buzzing sound.

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  1. To speak in a faltering manner.
  2. To move, act, or proceed clumsily.
  3. To make a buzzing sound.

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• blunder

  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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  1. A mistake typically caused by ignorance or carelessness.
  2. To make a mistake.
  3. To move clumsily or haltingly.

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A lack of order or regular arrangement

• snafu

  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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• tumble

  1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.
  2. To fall, roll, or move end over end:
  3. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder:

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  1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.
  2. To fall, roll, or move end over end:
  3. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder:

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• topsy-turviness

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• scramble

  1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.
  2. To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something:
  3. To take off with all possible haste, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

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  1. To move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees.
  2. To struggle or contend frantically in order to get something:
  3. To take off with all possible haste, as to intercept enemy aircraft.

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• muss

  1. To make messy or untidy; rumple.
  2. A state of disorder; a mess.

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  1. To make messy or untidy; rumple.
  2. A state of disorder; a mess.

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• mix-up

  1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle:
  2. A fight or melee.

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  1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle:
  2. A fight or melee.

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• mess

  1. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition:
  2. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap:
  3. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:

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  1. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition:
  2. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap:
  3. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:

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• jumble

  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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• disorganization

  1. The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
  2. The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of government.

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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.

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• disorderliness

  1. The state or quality of being disorderly.

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  1. The state or quality of being disorderly.

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• disorderedness

  1. The quality of being disordered.

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  1. The quality of being disordered.

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• disorder

  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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• disarray

  1. A state of disorder; confusion.
  2. Disorderly dress.
  3. To throw into confusion; upset.

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  1. A state of disorder; confusion.
  2. Disorderly dress.
  3. To throw into confusion; upset.

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• disarrangement

  1. Upset of the normal order.

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  1. Upset of the normal order.

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• derangement

  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.

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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.

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• confusion

  1. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
  2. An instance of being confused:
  3. Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.

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  1. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
  2. An instance of being confused:
  3. Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.

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• confusedness

  1. The state or quality of being confused

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  1. The state or quality of being confused

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• clutter

  1. A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble:
  2. A confused noise; a clatter.
  3. To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner:

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  1. A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble:
  2. A confused noise; a clatter.
  3. To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner:

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• chaos

  1. A condition or place of great disorder or confusion.
  2. A disorderly mass; a jumble:
  3. The disordered state of unformed matter and infinite space supposed in some cosmogonic views to have existed before the ordered universe.

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  1. A condition or place of great disorder or confusion.
  2. A disorderly mass; a jumble:
  3. The disordered state of unformed matter and infinite space supposed in some cosmogonic views to have existed before the ordered universe.

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A ruinous state of disorder

• snafu

  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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  1. A chaotic or confused situation.
  2. In a state of confusion or chaos.
  3. To make confused or chaotic.

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• screwup

  1. One that makes a mess of an undertaking; a bungler.
  2. A blunder; a mess:

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  1. One that makes a mess of an undertaking; a bungler.
  2. A blunder; a mess:

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• hash

  1. A dish of chopped meat, potatoes, and sometimes vegetables, usually browned.
  2. A jumble; a hodgepodge.
  3. A mess:

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  1. A dish of chopped meat, potatoes, and sometimes vegetables, usually browned.
  2. A jumble; a hodgepodge.
  3. A mess:

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• shambles

  1. A scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin:
  2. Great clutter or jumble; a total mess:
  3. A place or scene of bloodshed or carnage.

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  1. A scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin:
  2. Great clutter or jumble; a total mess:
  3. A place or scene of bloodshed or carnage.

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• mess

  1. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition:
  2. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap:
  3. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:

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  1. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition:
  2. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap:
  3. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:

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• foul-up

  1. A condition of confusion caused by mistakes or poor judgment.
  2. A mechanical failure.

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  1. A condition of confusion caused by mistakes or poor judgment.
  2. A mechanical failure.

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• botch

  1. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude:
  2. To repair or mend clumsily or ineptly.
  3. A ruined or defective piece of work:

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  1. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude:
  2. To repair or mend clumsily or ineptly.
  3. A ruined or defective piece of work:

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A stunned or bewildered condition

• trance

  1. A hypnotic, cataleptic, or ecstatic state.
  2. Detachment from one's physical surroundings, as in contemplation or daydreaming.
  3. A semiconscious state, as between sleeping and waking; a daze.

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  1. A hypnotic, cataleptic, or ecstatic state.
  2. Detachment from one's physical surroundings, as in contemplation or daydreaming.
  3. A semiconscious state, as between sleeping and waking; a daze.

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• stupor

  1. A state of reduced sensibility or consciousness:

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  1. A state of reduced sensibility or consciousness:

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• stupefaction

  1. The act or an instance of stupefying.
  2. The state of being stupefied.
  3. Great astonishment or consternation.

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  1. The act or an instance of stupefying.
  2. The state of being stupefied.
  3. Great astonishment or consternation.

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• puzzlement

  1. The state of being confused or baffled; perplexity.

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  1. The state of being confused or baffled; perplexity.

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• perplexity

  1. The state of being perplexed or puzzled.
  2. The state of being intricate or complicated:
  3. Something that perplexes:

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  1. The state of being perplexed or puzzled.
  2. The state of being intricate or complicated:
  3. Something that perplexes:

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• mystification

  1. The act or an instance of mystifying.
  2. The fact or condition of being mystified.
  3. Something intended to mystify.

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  1. The act or an instance of mystifying.
  2. The fact or condition of being mystified.
  3. Something intended to mystify.

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• fog

  1. Condensed water vapor in cloudlike masses lying close to the ground and limiting visibility.
  2. An obscuring haze, as of atmospheric dust or smoke.
  3. A mist or film clouding a surface, as of a window, lens, or mirror.

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  1. Condensed water vapor in cloudlike masses lying close to the ground and limiting visibility.
  2. An obscuring haze, as of atmospheric dust or smoke.
  3. A mist or film clouding a surface, as of a window, lens, or mirror.

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• discombobulation

  1. An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused.

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  1. An embarrassing feeling that leaves a person confused.

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• daze

  1. To stun or bewilder, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy:
  2. To dazzle, as with strong light.
  3. A stunned or bewildered condition:

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  1. To stun or bewilder, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy:
  2. To dazzle, as with strong light.
  3. A stunned or bewildered condition:

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• bewilderment

  1. The condition of being confused or disoriented.
  2. A situation of perplexity or confusion; a tangle:

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  1. The condition of being confused or disoriented.
  2. A situation of perplexity or confusion; a tangle:

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• bewilderedness

  1. The state or quality of being bewildered.

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  1. The state or quality of being bewildered.

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• befuddlement

  1. The characteristic of being befuddled.

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  1. The characteristic of being befuddled.

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Confusion

• jumble

  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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• mess

  1. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition:
  2. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap:
  3. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:

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  1. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition:
  2. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap:
  3. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:

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• confusion

  1. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
  2. An instance of being confused:
  3. Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.

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  1. The act of confusing or the state of being confused:
  2. An instance of being confused:
  3. Impaired orientation with respect to time, place, or person; a disturbed mental state.

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Difficulty

• pickle

  1. An edible product, such as a cucumber, that has been preserved and flavored in a solution of brine or vinegar.
  2. A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food.
  3. A chemical solution, such as an acid, that is used as a bath to remove scale and oxides from the surface of metals before plating or finishing.

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  1. An edible product, such as a cucumber, that has been preserved and flavored in a solution of brine or vinegar.
  2. A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food.
  3. A chemical solution, such as an acid, that is used as a bath to remove scale and oxides from the surface of metals before plating or finishing.

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• jam

  1. To drive or wedge forcibly into a tight position:
  2. To activate or apply (a brake) suddenly. Often used with on:
  3. To cause (moving parts, for example) to lock into an unworkable position:

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  1. To drive or wedge forcibly into a tight position:
  2. To activate or apply (a brake) suddenly. Often used with on:
  3. To cause (moving parts, for example) to lock into an unworkable position:

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• encumbrance

  1. something that encumbers; hindrance; obstruction; burden
  2. a dependent, esp. a child
  3. a lien, charge, or claim attached to real property, as a mortgage

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  1. something that encumbers; hindrance; obstruction; burden
  2. a dependent, esp. a child
  3. a lien, charge, or claim attached to real property, as a mortgage

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• unmanageableness

  1. The state or quality of being unmanageable.

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  1. The state or quality of being unmanageable.

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• struggle

  1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
  2. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking:
  3. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something:

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  1. To exert muscular energy, as against a material force or mass:
  2. To be strenuously engaged with a problem, task, or undertaking:
  3. To have difficulty or make a strenuous effort doing something:

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• emergency

  1. A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action.
  2. A condition of urgent need for action or assistance:
  3. For use during emergencies:

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  1. A serious situation or occurrence that happens unexpectedly and demands immediate action.
  2. A condition of urgent need for action or assistance:
  3. For use during emergencies:

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• involvement

  1. 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.

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• awkwardness

  1. The state or quality of being awkward

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  1. The state or quality of being awkward

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• complexity

  1. The quality or condition of being complex.
  2. Something complex:

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  1. The quality or condition of being complex.
  2. Something complex:

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• intricacy

  1. The condition or quality of being intricate; complexity.
  2. Something intricate:

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  1. The condition or quality of being intricate; complexity.
  2. Something intricate:

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• complication

  1. The act of complicating.
  2. A confused or intricate relationship of parts.
  3. A factor, condition, or element that complicates.

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  1. The act of complicating.
  2. A confused or intricate relationship of parts.
  3. A factor, condition, or element that complicates.

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• dilemma

  1. A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or unsatisfactory.
  2. A problem that seems to defy a satisfactory solution.
  3. An argument that presents two alternatives, each of which has the same consequence.

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  1. A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or unsatisfactory.
  2. A problem that seems to defy a satisfactory solution.
  3. An argument that presents two alternatives, each of which has the same consequence.

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• pother

  1. A commotion; a disturbance.
  2. A state of nervous activity; a fuss.
  3. A cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or smothers.

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  1. A commotion; a disturbance.
  2. A state of nervous activity; a fuss.
  3. A cloud of smoke or dust that chokes or smothers.

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• predicament

  1. A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult.
  2. One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.

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  1. A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult.
  2. One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.

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• quandary

  1. A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

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  1. A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

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• perplexity

  1. The state of being perplexed or puzzled.
  2. The state of being intricate or complicated:
  3. Something that perplexes:

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  1. The state of being perplexed or puzzled.
  2. The state of being intricate or complicated:
  3. Something that perplexes:

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To confuse; said of affairs

• disorder

  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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  1. A lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion.
  2. A breach of civic order or peace; a public disturbance.
  3. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:

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• complicate

  1. To make or become complex or perplexing.
  2. To twist or become twisted together.
  3. Complex, intricate, and involved.

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  1. To make or become complex or perplexing.
  2. To twist or become twisted together.
  3. Complex, intricate, and involved.

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• pi

  1. The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet.
  2. A transcendental number, approximately 3.14159, represented by the symbol π, that expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle and appears as a constant in many mathematical expressions.

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  1. The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet.
  2. A transcendental number, approximately 3.14159, represented by the symbol π, that expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle and appears as a constant in many mathematical expressions.

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• snarl

  1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.
  2. To speak angrily or threateningly.
  3. To utter with anger or hostility:

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  1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.
  2. To speak angrily or threateningly.
  3. To utter with anger or hostility:

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• clutter

  1. A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble:
  2. A confused noise; a clatter.
  3. To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner:

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  1. A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble:
  2. A confused noise; a clatter.
  3. To fill or spread over in a disorderly manner:

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• potter

  1. One who makes pottery.

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  1. One who makes pottery.

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• botch

  1. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude:
  2. To repair or mend clumsily or ineptly.
  3. A ruined or defective piece of work:

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  1. To perform poorly or ruin through clumsiness or ineptitude:
  2. To repair or mend clumsily or ineptly.
  3. A ruined or defective piece of work:

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• mess

  1. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition:
  2. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap:
  3. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:

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  1. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition:
  2. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap:
  3. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:

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• shake up

  1. the act or an instance of shaking up
  2. a reorganization of a drastic or extensive nature, as in policy or personnel

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  1. the act or an instance of shaking up
  2. a reorganization of a drastic or extensive nature, as in policy or personnel

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• derange

  1. To disturb the order, arrangement, or functioning of:
  2. To upset (normal condition or functioning, as of a bodily organ).
  3. To cause to be psychotic or otherwise severely mentally unsound.

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  1. To disturb the order, arrangement, or functioning of:
  2. To upset (normal condition or functioning, as of a bodily organ).
  3. To cause to be psychotic or otherwise severely mentally unsound.

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• bungle

  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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  1. To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
  2. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
  3. A clumsy or inept performance; a botch:

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• jumble

  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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  1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly:
  2. To muddle; confuse:
  3. To be mixed in a confused way:

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• mix

  1. To combine or blend into one mass or mixture:
  2. To create or form by combining ingredients:
  3. To add (an ingredient or element) to another:

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  1. To combine or blend into one mass or mixture:
  2. To create or form by combining ingredients:
  3. To add (an ingredient or element) to another:

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• foul

  1. Offensive to the senses; revolting:
  2. Having a bad odor or taste:
  3. Rotten or putrid:

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  1. Offensive to the senses; revolting:
  2. Having a bad odor or taste:
  3. Rotten or putrid:

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• entangle

  1. To cause to become twisted together or caught in a snarl or entwining mass:
  2. To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage:
  3. To cause (the quantum states of two or more objects) to become correlated in such a way that they remain correlated, even though the objects are separated spatially.

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  1. To cause to become twisted together or caught in a snarl or entwining mass:
  2. To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage:
  3. To cause (the quantum states of two or more objects) to become correlated in such a way that they remain correlated, even though the objects are separated spatially.

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• disarrange

  1. To upset the proper arrangement or order of.

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  1. To upset the proper arrangement or order of.

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• misarrange

  1. to arrange wrongly or improperly

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  1. to arrange wrongly or improperly

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• stir-up

  1. arouse or excite passion or action.
  2. mix ingredients.

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  1. arouse or excite passion or action.
  2. mix ingredients.

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To confuse; said usually of people

• ruffle

  1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration.
  2. A ruff on a bird.
  3. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface:

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  1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration.
  2. A ruff on a bird.
  3. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface:

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• perturb

  1. To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious:
  2. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  3. To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

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  1. To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious:
  2. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  3. To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.

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• disturb

  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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  1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
  3. To interfere with; interrupt:

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