muddle

Meanings

• a confused multitude of things
• informal terms for a difficult situation
  • "he made a muddle of his marriage"
• make into a puddle
• mix up or confuse
  • "He muddled the issues"

Synonyms

addle, clutter, fix, fuddle, hole, jam, jumble, kettle of fish, mare's nest, mess, pickle, puddle, smother, welter