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mix up

2 syllables
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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 meanings

verb

  1. Assemble without order or sense

    “She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence”

    Similar: jumble, confuse
  2. Cause to be perplexed or confounded

    “This problem stumped her”

    Similar: stump

noun

  1. 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).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: assemble without order or sense
verb: cause to be perplexed or confounded
noun: a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

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