muddledom

noun

mud·​dle·​dom

ˈmədᵊldəm

plural -s

1

: thinking or acting in an aimless or confused manner

in a constant state of muddledom

2

: a realm of unintelligible confusion

a spiritual muddledom is set up

—E. M. Forster

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