mix-up (redirected from mixup)

mix-up also mix·up (mksp)

n.

1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle: maddening bureaucratic mix-ups.

2. Informal A fight or melee.

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mix-up

n

1. a confused condition or situation

2. Informal a fight

vb mix up (tr, adverb)

1. to make into a mixture to mix up ingredients

2. to confuse or confound Tom mixes John up with Bill

3. (often passive) to put (someone) into a state of confusion I'm all mixed up

4. (foll by in or with; usually passive) to involve (in an activity or group, esp one that is illegal) why did you get mixed up in that drugs racket?

mix it up US and Canadian informal to fight

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mix-up - a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" confusion error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

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mix-up

noun confusion, mistake, misunderstanding, mess, tangle, muddle, jumble, fankle (Scot.) a mix-up over travel arrangements

Translations

mix-up [ˈmɪksˈʌp] N → lío m, confusión f
there was a mix-up over the tickets → hubo un lío or una confusión con las entradas
we got in a mix-up with the trains → nos hicimos un lío con los trenes

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mix-up

n → Durcheinander nt; there seemed to be some mix-up about which train … → es schien völlig unklar, welchen Zug …; there must have been a mix-up → da muss irgendetwas schiefgelaufen sein (inf)

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mix-up [ˈmɪksˈʌp] n (fam) → confusione f

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mix-up → تشوش zmatek forveksling Verwechslung μπέρδεμα lío sekaannus confusion zabuna scambio 混同 혼란 verwarring forveksling plątanina confusão неразбериха förväxling ส่วนผสม karışıklık tình trạng hỗn độn 混淆