jumble

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To mix or confuse.
2. (intransitive) To meet or unite in a confused way.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A mixture of often unrelated things.
2. (British, uncountable) Items for a rummage sale.
3. (British, countable, informal) A rummage sale.

Noun

A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.

Synonyms

confuse

muddle

mess

confusion

mix up

disorder

medley

mixture

clutter

mix

blend

hodgepodge

mingle

mishmash

chaos

shuffle

tangle

compound

scramble

farrago

snarl

fuddle

potpourri

confound

odds and ends

patchwork

miscellany

mash

hotpot

throw together

smother

stir

pot-pourri

rumple

complicate

meld

commingle

distort

melange

mingle-mangle

intermix

intermingle

mare’s nest

disorganize

combination

garble

disarrange

gallimaufry

hotchpotch

muss

Translations

guazzabuglio

ανακάτεμα

mélanger

revoltijo

mezclar

mescolare

Durcheinander

mezcolanza

confusión

misturar

Wirrwarr

mengelmoes

τράνταγμα

barrejar

τραντάζω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒʌmbəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: jumbelen

In summary

From Middle English jumbelen, alteration of jumbren, jombren, a variant of jumpren, frequentative of jumpen (“to jump”), equal to jump + -le. More at jumber, jump, jumper.