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Muddled vs Scrambled - What's the difference?

muddled | scrambled |

As adjectives the difference between muddled and scrambled

is that muddled is confused, disorganised, in disarray while scrambled is mixed, disordered, shuffled.

As verbs the difference between muddled and scrambled

is that muddled is (muddle) while scrambled is (scramble).

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)

    • scrambled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Mixed, disordered, shuffled.
  • (rfc-sense) ( of eggs) and cooked.
    • He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled .

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (scramble)