mix (up) 1 of 2

verb

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1
as in to confuse
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related you've mixed piety up with pietism

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2
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of in my rush I had mixed up the files and had to sort them out later

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mix-up

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noun

ˈmiks-ˌəp How to pronounce mix-up (audio)
as in mistake
an instance of confusion there was a mix-up at the airport and our luggage was accidentally sent to Ohio

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Recent Examples of mix (up)
Noun
Despite a ballot mix-up by the State's vendor, the State Board of Elections (SBE) has maintained that all ballots and voting is safe. — Bryant Reed, CBS News, 19 June 2026 Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, featuring San Francisco Giants pitcher Landen Roupp wearing a Bible Verse on his cap, and a Florida couple making an announcement after an alleged baby mix-up. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 Revolving around an airport baggage mix-up, Satrapi also starred in the film opposite Ripa. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026 One in Indiana told me that his violations included a mix-up involving an Amish customer’s name; one in South Carolina told me his violations included filling out forms on behalf of elderly customers with shaky handwriting. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mix (up)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mix (up)
  1. confuse
  2. disrupt
  3. mistake
  4. shuffle
  5. confusion
  6. disturb
  7. foul-up
Verb
  • That is important because a boxy robotaxi that can drive both ways may confuse pedestrians, cyclists or other drivers.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • One of the biggest mistakes students make is confusing a loan approval with an affordability recommendation.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of confuse
Verb
  • Russian forces are countering Ukraine’s devastating drone attacks, which are aided by Starlink, by deploying powerful jamming devices to disrupt the satellite internet system.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • Mikesell said the organization did not want to disrupt the experience of artists who had been selected and were expecting to live and work at the longtime residency.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Definition of disrupt
Noun
  • Avoiding these debt relief mistakes can help keep costs under control and improve your chances of a successful outcome.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • This was deliberate and not a fashion or ordered-the-wrong-size-on-Amazon mistake.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of mistake
Verb
  • The Chicago Cubs have been shuffling the lower levels of their organization ahead of the trade deadline, looking to recapture some strong momentum from the beginning of the season to help drive a playoff push in the second half.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • One Wednesday evening in May, at the boutique hotel Dream Hollywood — located just off the Walk of Fame — a young hotel staff member shuffled over to her co-worker to discuss a special guest on the top floor.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of shuffle
Noun
  • The 2017 Open Championship, which Spieth won despite — perhaps because of — a 22-minute ordeal of confusion, patience and a whole lot of running up and down a steep hill of thick, shrubby dune grass.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Still, as the clock creeped closer to midnight, and fans also heard that supposedly Jay-Z had to end the show by midnight, confusion reigned with many people suspecting the concert might get canceled.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
Definition of confusion
Verb
  • The officer wrote that Gatz had been living in the area for several months and was disturbing the surrounding vegetation.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • Platner has faced multiple allegations of reckless and drunken behavior and disturbing behavior toward women since launching his campaign in August.
    — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of disturb
Noun
  • Alas, Florida’s Isaiah Brown split the freebies to leave the door open (and take away a foul-up 3 strategy).
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • After Aaron Gordon split a pair of free throws, Jones and Cam Johnson successfully executed the foul-up-three strategy on consecutive Laker possessions, only for the free throw to go awry.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of foul-up

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“Mix (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mix%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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