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Meaning of mix up in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    mix up

    Definitions

    1. assemble without order or sense

    Examples

    • « She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence »

    Derived terms

    • clutter
    • confusion
    • hodgepodge
    • jumble
    • mare's nest
    • muddle
    • patchwork
    • smother
    • welter
  2. 2. cause to be perplexed or confounded

    Examples

    • « This problem stumped her »

    Derived terms

    • poser
    • sticker
    • stumper
    • toughie

Famous quotes

  • « I recommend that people try new stuff or take new fitness classes all the time. It's important to mix up your routine, not only for your body, but also for your mental state. »
    Alison Sweeney
  • « Now, I'm not saying I'm fashionable, but there are sociological interests that matter to me, things that are theoretical, political, intellectual and also concerned with vanity and beauty that we all think about but that I try to mix up and translate into fashion. »
    Miuccia Prada

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