mix-up
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈmɪksˌʌp/
:
confusión
- To be honest with you, it was a mix-up.
But either way, have that conversation so that there aren't any mix ups and and problems.
- But either way, have that conversation so that there aren't any mix ups and and problems.
- And it might be just a mix up.
- Well so I'm on Daily Mail and it says incident appears to be a mix up.
- And mix UPS can occur in in labs so that there have been cases where samples have been mixed up or contaminated.
- So I ordered from Triangle and there was like an order mix up.
- He actually wanted a title, the work that so a little bit of a mix up there, but you know, people make mistakes.
- There was a slight mix up where I got switched from over to Octopus and the switch only happened for three days and then Ovo pulled it back.
Examples
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Employees at the Cineworld cinema blamed the mix-up on a technical error.
Blog text (3) -
But there was a mix-up in the hospital...
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Although I understand the mix up, the bride did nothing to get us moved to the main room.
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And there was a mix up in communication and he thought the podcast was a lot shorter than my intended time, right?
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Just a mix-up by my friends.
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"A mix-up," he said, "but no time to go into it right now."
Fiction book (1995) -
After the mix up at the dental clinic, I realized that you could be useful.
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Due to a mix-up in the reservations, my brother and I had our own hotel room.
Blog text (32) -
As a result of the mix-up, we inadvertently skipped two months of winners.
Blog text (28) -
There was a mix-up with the flight bookings, causing us to miss our plane.
Synonyms
306
1.0
A wrong belief, calculation, or action
243
1.6
When someone does not understand something correctly and this causes a problem
50
3.5
A small mistake that causes embarrassment
49
3.0
A careless mistake that causes embarrassment or problems
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1.8
A mistake when one thing is thought to be another
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5.3
A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust
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6.1
A careless mistake that causes problems or embarrassment
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4.1
A failure to share information clearly that causes misunderstanding
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6.5
A problem that happens because of a big mistake and spoils plans
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3.7
A small careless mistake you make by accident
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5.1
A situation that is badly organized and full of mistakes
5
9.9
A serious or embarrassing mistake that causes problems
5
7.7
A serious, embarrassing mistake often caused by confusion or poor planning
3
9.9
A small problem that causes confusion or delay
3
7.6
An embarrassing mistake that happens because of bad or careless work
1
2.8
A small problem when people do not understand each other
1
9.6
A serious mistake that happens because of confusion or poor planning
A short embarrassing mistake you make
A small mistake that causes embarrassment or trouble
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Etymology
Mix-up comes from putting two simple words together: mix meaning 'to combine' and up suggesting 'into disorder'. So a mix-up is when things are combined the wrong way and cause a mistake or confusion.