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MIXED-UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mixed-up mean?
• MIXED-UP (adjective)
The adjective MIXED-UP has 1 sense:
1. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
Familiarity information: MIXED-UP used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
Synonyms:
at sea; baffled; befuddled; bemused; bewildered; confounded; confused; lost; mazed; mixed-up
Context example:
she felt lost on the first day of school
Similar:
perplexed (full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment)
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