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mix-up

/ˈmɪksˌʌp/

mix-up noun: a confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding.

Noun

mix-up (plural mix-ups)

  1. A confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding.
    • Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard.2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2012

mix-up meaning in Malayalam and Kannada

mix-up in Malayalam

confusion, muddle, misunderstanding
കുഴപ്പം, താറുമാറ്, കുഴഞ്ഞസ്ഥിതി, കലക്കം, തെറ്റുദ്ധാരണ, അബദ്ധധാരണ

mix-up in Kannada

ಗೊಂದಲ, ಅವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ, ಗಲಿಬಿಲಿ, ಗಡಿಬಿಡಿ

Forms of mix-up

pluralmix-ups
alternative formmixup

Origin of mix-up

Deverbal from mix up.

Questions about mix-up

What does mix-up mean?
Mix-up means a confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding.
What is mix-up in Malayalam?
Mix-up in Malayalam is കുഴപ്പം, താറുമാറ്, കുഴഞ്ഞസ്ഥിതി. See Mix-up meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is mix-up?
Mix-up is a noun.
How do you pronounce mix-up?
Mix-up is pronounced /ˈmɪksˌʌp/.
What is the plural of mix-up?
The plural of mix-up is mix-ups.

Words near mix-up in the dictionary

  1. mix ups
  2. mix-belt
  3. mix-in
  4. mix-ins
  5. mix-minus
  6. mix-up
  7. mix-ups
  8. mixabilities
  9. mixability
  10. mixable
  11. mixblood

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mix-up (page history and authors); mix-up (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); mix-up (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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