mixed-up

American  

[mikst-uhp] / ˈmɪkstˈʌp /

adjective

1. completely confused or emotionally unstable.

   a mixed-up teenager.

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mixed-up British  

adjective

1. in a state of mental confusion; perplexed

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Etymology

Origin of mixed-up

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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mixed-up

Ms. Peet’s vivid blue eyes remain a major asset in “Fantasy Life,” an unforced character study that wryly observes some mild turbulence in the day-to-day existence of a group of mixed-up New Yorkers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

The mix of clear-eyed realism with a dreamer’s optimism might be Brooks’ ultimate trick, the bedrock of his mixed-up style of sincere, bittersweet and funny: comedies with a heavy heart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

Miten Patel, whose father also died in the crash, said the coroner identified the mixed-up remains and left him to worry: "How many others are in there?"

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025

They spin, fly and twirl as they get closer and closer to each other and eventually merge and grow into one big, mixed-up galaxy in a process known as a ‘galactic merger’.

From Space Scoop ● May 21, 2025

First, I pulled a striped green seersucker for my center pentagon, put a piece of strawberry-print cotton on the longest side, and kept going until I had my own perfectly mixed-up square.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry