remuddle

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English

Etymology

From re- +‎ muddle.

Verb

remuddle (third-person singular simple present remuddles, present participle remuddling, simple past and past participle remuddled)

  1. To muddle something which had previously been made clear.
    I'm afraid your efforts have only remuddled the issue.
  2. (architecture, derogatory) To remodel a building or room in a way that obscures or destroys key aspects of the original design.
    • 2004, Alice Sinkevitch et al., AIA Guide to Chicago, →ISBN, page 176:
      Many survivors were badly remuddled, but several have been restored.