mixed messages/signals

plural noun

: a showing of thoughts or feelings that are very different from each other
I don't know if he likes me; he keeps giving me mixed messages.
She's sending mixed signals about her feelings.

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“Mixed messages/signals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20messages%2Fsignals. Accessed 8 Feb. 2023.

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