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- 1. (of a person) suffering from psychological or emotional problems: informal "a lonely mixed-up teenager"
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MIXED UP definition: 1. upset, worried, and confused, especially because of personal problems: 2. upset, worried, and…. Learn more.
The meaning of MIXED-UP is marked by bewilderment, perplexity, or disorder : confused. How to use mixed-up in a sentence.
6 meanings: 1. If you are mixed up, you are confused, often because of emotional or social problems. 2. → See to get mixed up.... Click for more definitions.
MIX SOMEONE/SOMETHING UP definition: 1. to fail to recognize two people or things correctly by thinking that one person or thing is the…. Learn more.
7 meanings: 1. a confused condition or situation 2. informal a fight mix up 3. to make into a mixture 4. to confuse or confound.... Click for more definitions.
The earliest known use of the adjective mixed-up is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for mixed-up is from 1832, in the writing of J. G. C. Brainard. mixed-up is formed within English, by compounding.
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Definition of mixed up adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.