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The meaning of MIXED-UP is marked by bewilderment, perplexity, or disorder : confused. How to use mixed-up in a sentence.
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).
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. To be mixed up in something bad, or with someone you disapprove of, means to be involved in it or with them.
Definition of mixed-up adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment. “just a mixed-up kid”. synonyms: at sea, baffled, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused, lost, mazed. perplexed. full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective mixed-up. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. 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. [...] More. Definitions of 'mixed-up' in a state of mental confusion; perplexed. [...] More. Grammar Question.
