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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Borrowers had received mixed messages about whether this forbearance time would be credited.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Vanney’s extension sends mixed messages to Galaxy fans and to the growing swarm of critics who believe that MLS lacks the high-stakes pressure of other global leagues and sports.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 May 2025
China, however, sent some mixed signals Monday on cooperating on the metals.
—Eunice Yoon,erin Doherty, CNBC, 12 May 2025
In late April, Trump repeatedly asserted that the two sides were in talks, but his policy team sent mixed messages, and in some cases, failed to back him up.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Vanney’s extension sends mixed messages to Galaxy fans and to the growing swarm of critics who believe that MLS lacks the high-stakes pressure of other global leagues and sports.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 May 2025
China, however, sent some mixed signals Monday on cooperating on the metals.
—Eunice Yoon,erin Doherty, CNBC, 12 May 2025
In late April, Trump repeatedly asserted that the two sides were in talks, but his policy team sent mixed messages, and in some cases, failed to back him up.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for mixed messages/signals
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“Mixed messages/signals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20messages%2Fsignals. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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