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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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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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- English (US)
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.
If you mix up two things or people, you confuse them, so that you think that one of them is the other one. People often mix me up with other actors. [ VERB noun PARTICLE + with ]
To mistake something or someone for something or someone else: I always mix up the twins. I mixed the twins up because they were wearing the same thing. 5. To involve or implicate someone in the activities of someone or something, especially something negative: Don't mix yourself up with that crowd.
mix up. to change the order or arrangement of a group of things, especially by mistake or in a way that you do not want synonym muddle. Someone has mixed up all the application forms. to think wrongly that somebody/something is somebody/something else synonym confuse.
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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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mix somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb 1 CONFUSED to make the mistake of thinking that someone or something is another person or thing SYN confuse, muddle up with I always mix him up with his brother. They look so much alike.
