Hugger-mugger (Noun)
Meaning
A state of confusion; "he engaged in the hugger-mugger of international finance".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The tourists got caught up in the hugger-mugger of navigating the unfamiliar city streets.
- The new employee was overwhelmed by the hugger-mugger of office politics on her first day.
- The politician's opponents accused him of hiding behind the hugger-mugger of bureaucratic jargon.
- The students struggled to make sense of the hugger-mugger of conflicting information in their research.
- The traveler found herself in a state of hugger-mugger as she tried to decipher the confusing airport signs.