What is the meaning of muddled?

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verb

Make into a puddle.
- usage: "puddled mire"
- synonyms: muddle, puddle
Mix up or confuse.
- usage: "He muddled the issues"
- synonyms: addle, muddle, puddle

adjective

Confused and vague; used especially of thinking.
- usage: "muddleheaded ideas"; "your addled little brain"; "woolly thinking"; "woolly-headed ideas"
- synonyms: addled, befuddled, muzzy, woolly, wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded

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