remuddle
verbEtymology From re- + muddle.
1
To muddle something which had previously been made clear.
- I'm afraid your efforts have only remuddled the issue.
2
Architecture Derogatory To remodel a building or room in a way that obscures or destroys key aspects of the original design.
- Many survivors were badly remuddled, but several have been restored.2004, Alice Sinkevitch et al., AIA Guide to Chicago, →ISBN, page 176: