mixed-up


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mixed-up

(mĭkst′ŭp′)
adj. Informal
In a state of confusion; bewildered or muddled: just a mixed-up kid.
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mixed-up

adj
in a state of mental confusion; perplexed
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mixed′-up′



adj.
confused or unstable: a mixed-up kid.
[1860–65]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.mixed-up - perplexed by many conflicting situations or statementsmixed-up - perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment; "obviously bemused by his questions"; "bewildered and confused"; "a cloudy and confounded philosopher"; "just a mixed-up kid"; "she felt lost on the first day of school"
at sea, baffled, bewildered, confounded, confused, mazed, befuddled, bemused, lost
perplexed - full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world"
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mixed-up

adjective confused, disturbed, puzzled, bewildered, at sea, upset, distraught, muddled, perplexed, maladjusted I think he's a rather mixed-up kid.
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mixed-up

adjective
1. Informal. Characterized by physical confusion:
chaotic, confused, disordered, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy, upside-down.
2. Informal. Mentally uncertain:
addled, addlepated, confounded, confused, confusional, muddle-headed, perplexed, turbid.
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Translations

mixed-up

[ˈmɪkstˈʌp] ADJ [person, idea] → confuso; [things] → revuelto
he's very mixed-up (= disturbed) → es una persona con problemas (psicológicos); (= confused) → está muy confuso
see also mix up
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mixed-up

[ˌmɪkstˈʌp] adj (person, ideas) → confuso/a; (papers) → mescolato/a, in disordine
I'm all mixed-up → sono disorientato
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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