What is the Latin word for muddle?

The usual Latin words for “muddle” are turbō, obturbō, inēbriō; also Phaedrus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“muddle” in Latin

turbōto disturb, unsettle, agitate, perturb; to upset obturbōto stir up, disturb, make turbid; to confuse, throw into disorder inēbriōto inebriate someone, make someone drunk, intoxicate; to saturate something with a liquid (e.g. overwatering plants)PhaedrusPhaedrus (an Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates); Phaedrus (a Latin fabulist)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

muddle

To render turbid, (aquam) turbare (Ov.), obturbare (Plin.), turbulentam facere (Phaedrus).

To make half-drunk, inebriare; vino aliquem deponere (Plaut.). To be muddled, vino madere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for muddle?: The usual Latin words for “muddle” are turbō, obturbō, inēbriō; also Phaedrus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.