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mixed-up

[ mikst-uhp ]
/ ˈmɪkstˈʌp /
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adjective
completely confused or emotionally unstable: a mixed-up teenager.
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Origin of mixed-up

First recorded in 1860–65
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mixed-up

adjective
in a state of mental confusion; perplexed
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