Difference between Confused and Muddled

CONFUSED vs MUDDLED: ADJECTIVE

Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
Being unable to think with clarity or act with understanding and intelligence.
Lacking logical order or sense.
Chaotic; jumbled.
Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
Lacking orderly continuity
Having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity
Same as confounded.
Thrown into disorder.
Having lost one's bearings physically or mentally.
Not marked by fine distinctions.
Causing bafflement and confusion.
Chaotic, jumbled or muddled
Making no sense; illogical
Embarrassed
Mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently

Synonyms Indiscriminate, indistinct, intricate, deranged.
Perplexed; embarrassed; disconcerted.
In logic, indistinct: applied especially to an idea whose parts are not clearly distinguished. See clear, a., 6, and distinct.
In entomology, tending to become united in one mass, as parts of a jointed organ: as, antennæ with confused outer joints.
Lacking orderly arrangement of parts; involved; disordered.
Filled with bewilderment
Having lost your bearings
Mentally confused
Mystified, bewildered, flurried, abashed, discomposed, agitated, mortified.

Disorganized, Stunned, Confounded, Upset, Stupefied, Garbled, Incoherent, Dazed, Muddled, Disoriented, Bemused, Baffled, Befuddled, Bewildered, Perplexed

Clouded, Muddied, Confusing, Jumbled, Disorientated, Blurred, Garbled, Wooly minded, Woolly headed, Wooly, Woolly, Muzzy, Addled, Befuddled, Confused

Disorganized, Stunned, Confounded, Upset, Stupefied, Garbled, Incoherent, Dazed, Muddled, Disoriented, Bemused, Baffled, Befuddled, Bewildered, Perplexed

Plodding, Clouded, Muddied, Confusing, Jumbled, Blurred, Garbled, Wooly minded, Woolly headed, Wooly, Woolly, Muzzy, Addled, Befuddled, Confused

Yes, I have confused my meaning a bit.
Ask for an explanation if confused about anything.
And how it left me feeling so confused.
These should not be confused with bottle openers.
From an orderly council or a confused multitude?
Still confused about applying without a test score?
Colton reported that he sounded confused and distraught.
Sounds that are easily confused and letter shapes that are easily confused are widely separated in this order of introduction.
When it is complete, they are confused, but they are unable to indicate what confused them.
Among common personally suppositing terms, Ockham then distinguishes between determinate, merely confused and confused distributive supposition.

TDS regime already muddled up to a great extent.
In many instances, reopening plans are muddled and confusing.
SEMA: Is the industry becoming confused over muddled terminologies?
Adding visuals can sometimes make concepts confusing or muddled.
This stage often gets muddled up with rewriting.
These are the moments when accountability feels muddled.
In some cases, even the hierarchy is muddled.
That spoke of muddled thinking, not great artistry.
And it all gets kind of muddled together.
Muddled messages: Muddled messages are a barrier to communication because the sender leaves the receiver unclear about the intention of sending.

Is Keats allowed to dwell on his meaning without turning it into a muddled mess?
Why are orange and lemon segments sometimes muddled in Old Fashioneds?
What is the possible answer to muddled crossword clue atsea?
How many solutions are there to the muddled puzzle?
Is Alien Covenant too muddled to pull off Satanism?