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Muddled vs Embroil - What's the difference?

muddled | embroil |

As verbs the difference between muddled and embroil

is that muddled is (muddle) while embroil is to draw into a situation; to cause to be involved.

As an adjective muddled

is confused, disorganised, in disarray.

muddled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Confused, disorganised, in disarray.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=June 4 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 2 - 2 Switzerland , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The selection of James Milner ahead of Young was the product of muddled thinking and the absence of Peter Crouch - with 22 goals in 42 England appearances - from even the substitutes' bench was also a surprise.}}

    Related terms

    * muddle

    Verb

    (head)
  • (muddle)

    • embroil

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To draw into a situation; to cause to be involved.
    • Avoid him. He will embroil you in his fights.
  • * Dryden
    • the royal house embroiled in civil war
  • To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble.
  • * Addison
    • The Christian antiquities at Rome are so embroiled with fable and legend.