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- 1. (of a person) suffering from psychological or emotional problems: informal "a lonely mixed-up teenager"
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mixed up adjective (DISORDERED) (of names, information, files, etc.) put into the wrong place or order, esp. when put where similar things belong: They got his records mixed up (= confused information about him with someone else's information).
The meaning of MIXED-UP is marked by bewilderment, perplexity, or disorder : confused. How to use mixed-up in a sentence.
1. adjective. If you are mixed up, you are confused, often because of emotional or social problems. I think he's a rather mixed up kid. I get mixed up about times and places. 2. adjective. To be mixed up in something bad, or with someone you disapprove of, means to be involved in it or with them.
to fail to recognize two people or things correctly by thinking that one person or thing is the other person or thing: People often mix us up because we look so similar. I think you're mixing me up with my sister. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Confusion, confusing and feeling confused. addled. all of a doodah idiom.
The meaning of MIX-UP is a state or instance of confusion. How to use mix-up in a sentence.
Definition of mixed up adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you are mixed up, you are confused, often because of emotional or social problems. 2. To be mixed up in something bad, or with someone you disapprove of, means to be involved in it or with them.
Mixed-up definition: completely confused or emotionally unstable. See examples of MIXED-UP used in a sentence.
mixed-up - perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school".
Synonyms for MIX (UP): confuse, mistake, lump (together), conflate, confound, misapply, misidentify, miscall; Antonyms of MIX (UP): difference, distinguish, separate, differentiate, discriminate, straighten (up), draw up, regulate.
