Mix-up Definition

miksup
mixup, mix-ups
noun
mix-ups
A condition or instance of confusion; tangle.
Webster's New World
A fight.
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A mix, blend, or variety.

Next time, let's ask a group with a different mix up.
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A case of confusion.

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verb

(idiomatic) To mix or blend thoroughly and completely.

She mixed up' peat moss, humus, and compost to make potting soil.
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(idiomatic) To prepare something from ingredients that are mixed.
She mixed up a batch of her own potting soil.
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(idiomatic) To confuse or reverse.

I always mix up Vermont and New Hampshire on a map.
I always mix up Jack with Jake.
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(intransitive, idiomatic) Combine thoroughly.

All the smells of the food had mixed up together.
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(intransitive, usually passive, with with, often with be or get) To become involved with, especially socially or romantically.
He got mixed up with a bad crowd.
Then he got mixed up with an older woman.
Now, he's mixed up with some half-baked religion.
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Other Word Forms of Mix-up

Noun

Singular:
mix-up
Plural:
mix-ups

Origin of Mix-up

  • mix +‎ up

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Mix-up Sentence Examples

  • Error can arise only because we mix up our opinions and suppositions with what we actually feel.

  • I'm sure it's a mix up on the part of World Wide.

  • After our first game against Paraguay we had a strange mix-up with our day care bus and national flag bunting being removed.

  • As it happens, there was a ticket mix-up and during the break we were moved from circle seats down to the stalls.

  • He doubled his tally when he latched onto a terrible mix-up in the Fulham defense in the 75th minute.

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