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mixed signals

mixed signals is the plural of mixed signal.

Meaning of mixed signal

Noun

mixed signal (plural mixed signals)

  1. (in plural, often) An unclear message, often contradicting a situation.
    • Crap, he sent a winky back. That was not good. Mixed signals were a bad way to start any kind of beginning, whether it was love or friendship.2015, Mara Reitsma, Amethyst Attraction, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 113
    Synonyms:
    mixed message

Questions about mixed signals

What is mixed signals the plural of?
Mixed signals is the plural of mixed signal.

Words near mixed signals in the dictionary

  1. mixed reality
  2. mixed rice
  3. mixed salt
  4. mixed salts
  5. mixed signal
  6. mixed signals
  7. mixed spice
  8. mixed tape
  9. mixed tapes
  10. mixed train
  11. mixed trains

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