mixed up; mixing up; mixes up
1
: to mistakenly think that (someone or something) is someone or something else : confuse
mixed the twins up
mixed up the times for the meetings
2
: to mistakenly put (something) in a place where something else should be
mixed up the two files
3
: to cause (someone) to be involved in a usually dangerous or improper activity
—usually used as (be/get) mixed up in
got mixed up in an illegal scheme
4
: to cause (someone) to become involved with usually bad or dangerous people
Examples of mix up in a Sentence
Noun
there was a mix-up at the airport and our luggage was accidentally sent to Ohio
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Despite the car photo mix-up last year and the lack of movement on the case this year, Safforld's family still has hope that justice may come for their mother.
—Carol Thompson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Ultimately, that mix-up is apt foreshadowing.
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Noun
The mix-ups led to the wrong body being cremated and the wrong person being buried, and the mistakes were only discovered after both occurred, according to the outlets.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Despite the car photo mix-up last year and the lack of movement on the case this year, Safforld's family still has hope that justice may come for their mother.
—Carol Thompson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Ultimately, that mix-up is apt foreshadowing.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
This novel is much more than a story of a possible hospital mix-up of babies.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mix up
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“Mix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mix%20up. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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