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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. 2. adjective [v-link ADJ in/with n] To be mixed up in something bad, or with someone you disapprove of, means to be involved in it or with them.
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).
Definition of mix up phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
mixed up meaning, definition, what is mixed up: confused, for example because you have t...: Learn more.
I got a bit mixed up and thought we were supposed to be there at eight. be mixed up in sth. to be involved in an activity that is bad or illegal. be mixed up with sb. to be involved with someone who has a bad influence on you: Her son got mixed up with the wrong people.
UK /ˌmɪkst ˈʌp/ adjective (informal) (of a person) suffering from psychological or emotional problems a lonely mixed-up teenager Examples It as almost as if I am back in the mid-to-late 1970s: a wounded, mixed-up kid suffering in an environment which he perceives as callously indifferent, bordering on overtly hostile.
