the action or process of bringing something into a disordered or confusing state
the muddling of fact and fiction is a tried-and-true tactic of totalitarian regimes
one of the points that he makes is that there was a muddling of the messages
the action or process of mixing a drink or stirring an ingredient into a drink
the muddling helps ensure that all the flavours are well blended
confusing
the map is a muddling haze, with place names in German, Russian, Polish, and Lithuanian
bring into a disordered or confusing state
I fear he may have muddled the message