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mix up

noun as in confusion, misunderstanding

noun as in confusion, misunderstanding

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You mix up English working-class gruffness with African-American soul from the Deep South.

An accidental mix-up of measles vaccine and a common muscle relaxer killed at least 15 Syrian children, and possibly many more.

She said she has tried to contact Twitter about the mix up, but thus far the number she has been calling has been a fax line.

Admitting—gasp—that his PR guy lied about the “medication mix-up”?!?

“The shoe has become the ‘it’ accessory to mix up wardrobes,” said Ken Downing, Senior VP and Fashion Director of Neiman Marcus.

This was the cause of the mix-up of his Division which Stopford, no doubt, would take in hand as soon as he could.

I judged the bodyguard met them just above here, and there was a grand mix-up, but we couldn't see well at the distance.

Instantly there was a mix-up, with bellowing, plunging steers all about him.

He was telling the Professor about your mix-up with Lumpy Bates.

He met him a night or two later at the Umballa Club, and a strange emotional mix-up resulted.

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On this page you'll find 26 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mix-up, such as: turmoil, botch, mess, commotion, chaos, and muddle.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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