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      • to fail to recognize two people or things correctly by thinking that one person or thing is the other person or thing: People often mix us up because we look so similar. I think you're mixing me up with my sister.
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  1. 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).

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  2. 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. I get mixed up about times and places. 2. adjective. To be mixed up in something bad, or with someone you disapprove of, means to be involved in it or with them.

  3. If you mix up two things or people, you confuse them, so that you think that one of them is the other one. I mixed her up with someone else. American English : mix up / mɪks ˈʌp /

  4. The meaning of MIXED-UP is marked by bewilderment, perplexity, or disorder : confused. How to use mixed-up in a sentence.

  5. confused because of mental, emotional or social problems. She was insecure, mixed up and angry. Definition of mixed up adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. confused: 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.

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  8. There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective mixed-up. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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