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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMudge
/mʌdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A confused state, mess, or jumble of things.
"The papers on his desk were in a hopeless mudge."
- 1
To stir, mix, or muddle about clumsily.
"He began to mudge the ingredients together without a proper recipe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from British dialectal origins, 'mudge' historically relates to terms meaning to stir or mix, or as a variant of 'modge', signifying a jumble or confused mixture. Over time, it has also appeared as an English surname and occasionally in specialized horological contexts, notably associated with Thomas Mudge, the 18th-century inventor of the lever escapement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mudge" is said worldwide
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brouillamini
Transliteration: brouillamini
"La situation s'est transformée en un véritable brouillamini."
Durcheinander
Transliteration: Durcheinander
"Sein Zimmer war ein völliges Durcheinander."
confusione
Transliteration: confusione
"C'era una grande confusione sulla scrivania."
totum revolutum
Transliteration: totum revolutum
"Sus ideas formaban un completo totum revolutum."
confusão
Transliteration: confusão
"Os documentos estavam numa confusão só."
गडबड़
Transliteration: gadbad
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी मेज पर कागज़ों की पूरी गडबड़ थी।"
混乱
Transliteration: hùn luàn
Script: 中文汉字
"他 Desk 上的文件一片混乱。"
혼란
Transliteration: honran
Script: 한국어 한글
"서류들이 완전히 혼란 속 뒤섞여 있었다."
ごちゃ混ぜ
Transliteration: gochamaze
Script: 日本語
"机の上は書類でごちゃ混ぜになっていた。"
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