muddle

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Muddle' means to confuse things, or create disorder or chaos. It's a bit like stirring your soup so much that all the vegetables and noodles are all over the place.

Examples in Different Contexts

In storytelling, introducing too many subplots can 'muddle' the main narrative. An editor might advise, 'Trim some of these side stories; they're muddling the primary plotline.'

Practice Scenarios

Creative

Scenario:

The new designs seem to lack a cohesive theme. Can we find a way to unify them?

Response:

That's a good point, we don't want to muddle the design. Let's focus on creating a centralized theme.

Tech

Scenario:

After the recent update, our database seems to be encountering multiple error messages. We need to figure out why.

Response:

Yes, it seems the new update has muddled our database functions. We should revert to the older version until we resolve this.