Brouillé (en. Scrambled)

/bʁu.jɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
adjective
Text: Which is mixed or disturbed in its appearance.
Text: The painting was so blurred that it was hard to distinguish the shapes.
Le tableau était si brouillé qu'il était difficile de distinguer les formes.
Text: Difficulty in establishing clear communication.
Text: Their relationship was muddled by misunderstandings.
Leurs relations étaient brouillées par des malentendus.
Text: States of confusion or misunderstanding.
Text: His thoughts were confused after a long day.
Ses pensées étaient brouillées après une longue journée.

Etymology

Text: Comes from the verb 'brouiller', which means to mix or to disturb.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Text: confused like an egg
Text: Refers to a very complicated or muddled situation.
brouillé comme un œuf
Text: to make things clear
Text: To make a situation less confusing, to clarify.
mettre les choses au clair
Text: to have a blurred vision
Text: To have unclear or confused ideas.
avoir une vision brouillée

Related Words

Text: to confuse
Text: To mix, to make unclear.
brouiller
Text: confusion
Text: State of confusion or disagreement.
brouille
Text: wheelbarrowed
Text: Evokes in a disorderly or approximate manner.
brouetté

Slang Meanings

Text: State of a person who does not know where they stand.
Text: After that wild night, I am completely confused.
Après cette nuit de folie, je suis complètement brouillé.
Text: Mental confusion due to substances.
Text: He was so confused that he couldn't even remember his name.
Il était tellement brouillé qu'il ne se rappelait même plus son nom.