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verb

Definition of mix (up)

as in to confuse

to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related you've mixed piety up with pietism

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as in to disrupt

to undo the proper order or arrangement of in my rush I had mixed up the files and had to sort them out later

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mix-up

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noun

ˈmiks-ˌəp

as in mistake

an instance of confusion there was a mix-up at the airport and our luggage was accidentally sent to Ohio

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Noun

The mix-up may have contributed to souring the communication between the legal teams of the companies, whose relationship appears to be increasingly frayed. — NBC news, 15 July 2026 The bizarre mix-up dates back to late June when Fugazi, the clothing brand, announced their new collaboration with Vans on Instagram. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026 Ousmane Dembele — France/Paris Saint-Germain (+8) Finally scored his first career goal at a major tournament for France against Iraq, and also pounced upon a terrible defensive mix-up to coolly give Mbappe a tap-in. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 24 June 2026 One 56-year-old reviewer recalled being carded while buying wine and credited the serum for the mix-up. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mix (up)

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mix (up)

Verb

It’s labeled in their inventory so it’s not confused for an original, but adds their own touch to their trove.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Physicians are alarmed, stressing that FDA licensing is crucial for guiding patients, as this decision risks confusing consumers about regulated versus unregulated treatments.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of confuse

Noun

This is so many different kinds of humor piled together, from callback to callout to laugh-at-him-not-with-him arrogant mistake to conscious, hyperbolic comic echoing to edgy provocation.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
In the process of preparing his appeal, the username mistake that led to all these years of disruption was finally discovered.

— Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

Definition of mistake

Verb

Since 2021, he and his former financing company Creative Wealth Media, which declared bankruptcy in 2023, have been named in at least four lawsuit accusing him of shuffling investments around various entities to repay outstanding loans.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
Giants manager Tony Vitello went another way, shuffling a few papers before heading up the tunnel to the home clubhouse.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of shuffle

Noun

Washington — The Federal Reserve has remained mum about interest rates as inflation concerns have heightened, leading to confusion about the state of the US economy.

— Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
That has generated confusion about how rules ought to be applied and advantaged some schools and conferences over others.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of confusion

Verb

Out of competition The world of elite sports is taken to disturbing new heights full of brutality and painful ambition in the new film from Nikias Chryssos (The Bunker, Rave On, A Pure Place).

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026
When walking down the charming Main Street, you won't be disturbed by honking or traffic since the island has banned cars since 1898.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of disturb

Noun

Alas, Florida’s Isaiah Brown split the freebies to leave the door open (and take away a foul-up 3 strategy).

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2026
After Aaron Gordon split a pair of free throws, Jones and Cam Johnson successfully executed the foul-up-three strategy on consecutive Laker possessions, only for the free throw to go awry.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026

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