1
as in confuses
to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related
you've mixed piety up with pietism
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as in disrupts
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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Being pushed out of a stable home disrupts childhood learning and mental health.—
Jane Hursh,
Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2025 -
We've all been told not to look at a screen before bedtime because the light disrupts sleep, right?—
Sanaz Meshkinpour,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Mixes (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mixes%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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