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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Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
The ultimate outcome, then, was that, by the end of the seventies, Margaret Thatcher had been able to bring the various discontents mixed up in that into a kind of big-tent project within a mainstream center-right party.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Bryant Reed, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Jack Scarola, an attorney for the couple, said Score and Mills appreciate how news of their mix-up helped connect them with Shea's biological parents.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
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Verb
To serve a crowd, mix up a concentrate with plenty of tangy lime juice, Worcestershire, and Cholula for a jolt of heat.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
The ultimate outcome, then, was that, by the end of the seventies, Margaret Thatcher had been able to bring the various discontents mixed up in that into a kind of big-tent project within a mainstream center-right party.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
Noun
Despite a ballot mix-up by the State's vendor, the State Board of Elections (SBE) has maintained that all ballots and voting is safe.
—Bryant Reed, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Jack Scarola, an attorney for the couple, said Score and Mills appreciate how news of their mix-up helped connect them with Shea's biological parents.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
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“Mix up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mix%20up. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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