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: a state or instance of confusion
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Examples of mix-up in a Sentence

there was a mix-up at the airport and our luggage was accidentally sent to Ohio
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But later that night, the movie takes a dark, abrupt turn Tess suspects there’s something far more sinister lurking in this house than a simple booking mix-up. Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Fans instantly caught the astrological mix-up and called it out on social media. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025 Friendly's ice cream was pulled from shelves over a potentially dangerous labeling mix-up, and several cheese products from Wegmans were impacted due to bacterial contamination. Jenna Anderson, Health, 20 Aug. 2025 On that note, the action resets to neutral once a team member dies to avoid the incoming fight getting caught in a mix-up attack, like in Dragon Ball FighterZ. Assist Breakers, moves that call in an assist character to free your point character from a combo string, also reverse the tide of attack. PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mix-up

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mix-up was in 1841

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“Mix-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mix-up. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

mix-up

noun
ˈmik-ˌsəp
: an instance of confusion

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