mixed-up
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4.9
- adjective
- /mɪkst ʌp/
- Informal
:
confundido
- After receiving conflicting advice, I felt completely mixed-up about what to do next.
- get mixed-up
And he's saying, you know, This is why people get mixed up about things.
- And he's saying, you know, This is why people get mixed up about things.
- Now I just get KFCQFC and QVC all mixed up.
- Now when people talk about trans, those two things are mixed up.
- So for most human beings, these two things are mixed up.
- It'll, you know, it's just, it's a little mixed up, but it's, it's evening out.
Examples
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I must have gotten the days mixed up.
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You can't get mixed up in that.
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So maybe they all are mixed up and just left.
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How do I know where they come from, or have I got them all mixed up with something else?
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My head gets silly, I get days mixed up, sometimes years.
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And yet surely it was better to be mixed up than to be so alone.
Fiction book (1997) -
I'm sorry, I'm kind of mixed up here, sorry.
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Being mixed up in two cultures need not mean remaining mixed up emotionally.
Academic text (2017) -
Love and bitterness, all mixed up together, waiting for you everywhere you turn.
Fiction book (1992) -
I think he's worried because his songs are all mixed up and confusing.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
692
1.3
Not able to think clearly or understand what is happening
31
3.0
Unable to understand something because you feel confused
9
6.8
Confused and not sure what to do
7
5.4
Confused and not in clear order so hard to understand
7
5.1
Feeling confused because you do not understand something
6
5.1
Feeling confused or lost about your place among others
6
1.0
Confused and unsure what to do or where to go
3
6.7
Unable to understand what is happening
3
8.9
Very surprised and confused so you do not know what to say or do
2
9.9
Confused and unable to think clearly after something unexpected
1
8.1
Not able to understand what is happening or what to do
1
5.3
Feeling confused and not knowing what is happening or what to do
Confused and unable to think clearly
Feeling very confused and not able to understand something unexpected
Feeling confused when you cannot understand something
Confused and unable to think clearly
Confused and not sure what to do
Antonyms
How Confused
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mixed-up comes from the simple word mix, meaning 'to put things together', plus up, which often makes an action complete or 'all over'. So, when ideas or feelings are mixed-up they are jumbled and out of order, which is why the word means 'confused'.