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mix up
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As a verb, mix up means assemble without order or sense. As a noun, it means a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another.
Meanings of mix up
3 meaningsverb
noun
A mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
“he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw”
Similar: confusion
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).