jumble up
To mix things up so they are messy and hard to find or understand.
Meanings
To put objects into a disorganized, messy state so that things are hard to find or separate.
"Someone has jumbled up all the files and now I can't find anything."
To confuse or scramble words, letters, or ideas so that they are difficult to understand.
"The puzzle shows a jumbled-up word and you have to guess what it is."
To confuse someone's thoughts or feelings.
"The unexpected news left her feelings all jumbled up."
Used both physically (papers, clothes, files) and figuratively (thoughts, memories, words). Common in British English. The passive form 'jumbled up' is very frequent ('the letters were all jumbled up'). Also used as a noun: 'a jumble'.
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