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adjective

ˈmikst-ˈəp How to pronounce mixed-up (audio)
Definition of mixed-upnext
as in bewildered
suffering from mental confusion I was all mixed-up, and I was still on page two of the instructions

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mixed (up)

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verb

past tense of mix (up)
1
as in confused
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related you've mixed piety up with pietism

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2
as in disrupted
to undo the proper order or arrangement of in my rush I had mixed up the files and had to sort them out later

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mixed-up
  1. bewildered
  2. confused
  3. disrupted
  4. dazed
  5. shuffled
  6. distracted
  7. disturbed
  8. dizzy
Adjective
  • In this day and age, where 4K is normal, even HD is considered blurry; however, the decision to shoot with the prosumer camcorder at a resolution of 480 on to MiniDV paid off, and Murphy’s bewildered walk through Westminster is still genuinely iconic.
    Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
  • There this brilliant but bewildered scientist gets cornered by a plutocrat with impertinent questions.
    Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of bewildered
Verb
  • The Myth of Being Busy In the modern workplace, there’s a troubling trend where busyness is confused with productivity.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Each executive pushes their own agenda, leaving teams confused about what really matters and where to focus their efforts.
    Chaitra Vedullapalli, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of confused
Verb
  • Stewart said that companies like Apple and Amazon have disrupted the legacy system by entering writers’ rooms and cleaning house.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • From 2015 to 2019, content spending surged as streamers built their audiences, but the 2020 COVID shutdown disrupted that trend.
    Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of disrupted
Adjective
  • One morning, the narrator wakes up late to see that a strangely dazed Yeong-hye has disposed of all their meat—pork belly, shabu-shabu beef, dumplings, eel.
    Ed Park, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Tyson seems dazed and distracted, preoccupied with the sight of blood on his sleeve; Bodhi threatens to dissolve his partnership with Dwight and quit the business entirely.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of dazed
Verb
  • Paramount shuffled the dates for several other 2025 films.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The board was shuffled to be more Altman-friendly and several directors who opposed him were forced out.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of shuffled
Adjective
  • Grieving widows and parents across the country told them about the patchwork of laws against distracted driving, and the inconsistent citations or sentencing handed down to careless motorists.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is in some ways itself a product of those concerns, both as a 36-years-later sequel and as a story about how Lydia has since stepped into the position of the distracted parent who’s unable to connect with their own moody child.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
Definition of distracted
Verb
  • Cucumber and aloe help soothe skin, while the fine mister ensures the makeup on your face doesn't get disturbed.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Its roots are disturbed and damaged, and the daily care and feeding the hydrangea received at the nursery ends.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of disturbed
Adjective
  • My pulse kept racing; my mouth went dry and prickly; dizzy spells came on.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The 38-year-old ski mountaineer felt weak and dizzy.
    Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of dizzy
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