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get muddled

[/ɡɛt ˈmʌdəld/]
verb phrase
ficar confuso/confundido; embrulhar-se
1. to become confused or disoriented; to have one's thoughts or mind become unclear
I got muddled trying to follow the instructions.
Fiquei confuso tentando seguir as instruções.
2. to mix up or confuse things together in a disorderly way
The documents got muddled in the filing system.
Os documentos ficaram confundidos no sistema de arquivos.
3. to become mentally confused or forgetful
As she got older, she sometimes got muddled about dates.
Com a idade, ela às vezes ficava confusa sobre as datas.
NYC Slang
get all twisted up; get all discombobulated
Synonyms
get confusedget mixed upbecome befuddledget tangled up
Antonyms
clarifyget clearunderstandorganize

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ficar confuso; embrulhar-se
Most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
ficar confundido; bagunçar
More colloquial variation
São Paulo
ficar confuso; embaraçar-se
Formal and informal registers
Portugal
ficar confundido; embrulhar-se
Similar to Brazilian but with European pronunciation

Related Idioms & Phrases

get one's wires crossed
get all mixed up
lose the plot
have one's head in a fog
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