muddledom

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From muddle +‎ -dom.

Noun[edit]

muddledom

  1. The state or condition of being in a muddle. [from 19th c.]
    • 1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India:
      But in the twilight of the double vision, a spiritual muddledom is set up for which no high-sounding words can be found; we can neither act nor refrain from action, we can neither ignore nor respect Infinity.