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jumble

verb
  1. To put into total disorder: ball up, confuse, disorder, mess up, muddle, scramble, snarl 2. Slang: snafu. Idiom: play havoc with. See order
  2. To put out of proper order: derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, mess up, mix up, muddle, tumble, unsettle, upset. See order
  3. To mix together so as to change the order of arrangement: scramble, shuffle. Games: riffle. See change, order
  4. To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle. Informal: throw. Idiom: make one's head reel (or swim) (or whirl). See clear, feelings

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