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

2 of 2

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
The other three patients reportedly suffered serious complications from the mix-up, with CBS News reporting that a second patient is paralyzed. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Tennessee authorities are investigating after a drug mix-up at a Nashville hospital caused patients to experience complications during what should have been routine surgeries. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Ascension has not publicly released the specific cause of the medication mix-up. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Cassandra Barksdale and her attorneys filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kaiser Permanente alleging the mix-up led to the surgery and months of physical and emotional pain. — Kim Chandler, Fortune, 8 Aug. 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
  • The Polo Room Not to be confused with Ralph Lauren’s Polo Bar, the Polo Room takes its name from the actual sport—international polo star Nacho Figueras is a co-owner, and his Argentine heritage runs throughout the restaurant.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There’s no complicated touchscreen to confuse older family members or young kids, either.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of confuse
Verb
  • Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change-makers wielding the technology for good and ill.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In the scenario, critical infrastructure in the central Finnish city of Kuopio, including power and water, has been disrupted by cyberattacks and there’s the threat of missile strikes from Finland’s neighbor, Russia.
    — Emma Burrows, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of disrupt
Noun
  • Well, his speed off the edge can cause a quarterback to make mistakes — the kind of game-changing mistakes from which the Chiefs did not benefit a year ago.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In a work so dense with references, mistakes will sprout like crabgrass; write a big book on André Le Nôtre’s formal gardens and the earthworm experts will gather to deride your confusion.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistake
Verb
  • For nearly a year and a half, he was shuffled around detention centers in Texas, Arizona, Louisiana and Florida, until arriving in the Alexandria International Airport in mid-August.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Yankees continued to shuffle their bullpen on Monday, claiming John Schreiber.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffle
Noun
  • The third round of Premier League matches brought yet more controversy, including an unpunished kick to the head in a London derby and confusion around a goal disallowed for handball.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In a work so dense with references, mistakes will sprout like crabgrass; write a big book on André Le Nôtre’s formal gardens and the earthworm experts will gather to deride your confusion.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of confusion
Verb
  • That’s because excess inflammation can impact your central nervous system, which can disturb sleep.
    — Alice Oglethorpe, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The bay contains bioluminescent plankton that creates a blue-green glow in the water when disturbed.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 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 8 Sep. 2026.

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