mix up

/mɪks əp/

/mɪks əp/

Other forms: mixed up; mixing up; mixes up

Definitions of mix up
  1. verb
    assemble without order or sense
    synonyms: confuse, jumble
    conflate, confound, confuse
    mistake one thing for another
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    types:
    addle, muddle, puddle
    mix up or confuse
    type of:
    assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
    create by putting components or members together
  2. verb
    cause to be perplexed or confounded
    synonyms: stump
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    type of:
    amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex
    be a mystery or bewildering to
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