Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective In a state of confusion; bewildered or muddled.
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- adjective Mixed together in an
uncertain manner - adjective
Confused ,muddled orbewildered
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
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Examples
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So far, I'm not sure I've done more than scratch the surface of this bizarre, mixed-up country but I'll keep trying.
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No one is really sure, but if the current "seriously mixed-up fruit" advertising campaign is to be believed it couldn't be more down with the kids if it spent its days throwing down mashed-up breakbeats on a boom box.
The Hard Sell: Vimto 2011
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It's got a big mixed-up feeling of having rock stuff on it and some jazz tunes on it.
Mike Ragogna: Neil Young's Bridge School Exclusive: Dave Matthews' "Too Much," Plus Chatting with Johnny Winter, Queen's Roger Taylor and Yes' Steve Howe Mike Ragogna 2011
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I love where the fresh water meets the salt water and it gets all mixed-up.
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I wondered if somewhere in his mixed-up mind he remembered how Silas had done the same thing to him.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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It's got a big mixed-up feeling of having rock stuff on it and some jazz tunes on it.
Mike Ragogna: Neil Young's Bridge School Exclusive: Dave Matthews' "Too Much," Plus Chatting with Johnny Winter, Queen's Roger Taylor and Yes' Steve Howe Mike Ragogna 2011
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Your acceptance of his text message began the whole process again, leading to your current mixed-up feelings.
George Sachs, Psy.D.: Take Control of Your Relationship Psy.D. George Sachs 2010
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Melissa seemed perfectly normal and then goes off the deep end on him, then he gets mixed-up with Holly and her bizarre love triangle and then Erica is this black widow about to devour the guy.
Bachelor Pad's Chris Harrison: "Holly Is Getting Vilified Unfairly" 2011
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His unfortunate conclusion last year, which was not lightly arrived at, was that the mixed and mixed-up medical evidence precluded pinning responsibility beyond reasonable doubt on anyone.
Ian Tomlinson: Unlawfully killed by the law | Editorial 2011
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I love where the fresh water meets the salt water and it gets all mixed-up.
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