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muddled plot

[ˈmʌdəld plɒt]
nounpl: muddled plots
enredo confuso
1. A narrative or storyline that is unclear, disorganized, or difficult to follow due to poor structure or confused elements
The movie suffered from a muddled plot that left audiences confused about the main storyline.
O filme sofria com um enredo confuso que deixava o público confundido sobre a trama principal.
2. A storyline in which events are presented in a bewildering or incoherent manner
Critics complained about the novel's muddled plot with too many subplots and unclear character motivations.
Os críticos reclamaram do enredo confuso do romance com muitas sub-tramas e motivações de personagens pouco claras.
Synonyms
confused plotconvoluted plotincoherent narrativetangled storylinemessy plotunclear narrative
Antonyms
clear plotcoherent narrativewell-structured plotstraightforward storyline

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
enredo confuso
Most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
enredo bagunçado
Informal, colloquial variation
São Paulo
enredo mal estruturado
More formal variant
Portugal
enredo confuso
Standard usage, equivalent to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

a tangled web
lose the thread
hard to follow
all over the place
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