muddle

nouns

a confused multitude of things
clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter
informal terms for a difficult situation
"he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
fix, hole, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle

verbs

make into a puddle
"puddled mire"
muddle, puddle
mix up or confuse
"He muddled the issues"
addle, muddle, puddle