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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. 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.

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  4. 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.

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  6. What does the adjective mixed-up mean? 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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