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      • mixed up adjective uk / ˌmɪkst ˈʌp / us / ˌmɪkst ˈʌp / Add to word list upset, worried, and confused, especially because of personal problems: [ before noun ] He's just a mixed-up kid.
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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).

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Definition of mixed-up adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. 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.

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  8. 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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