Also spelled mixup

US /ˈmɪksˌʌp/ UK /ˈmɪks.ʌp/
noun Freq #14017

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a mistake or confused situation caused by taking one person or thing for another

    A mix-up at the station sent their luggage to the wrong city.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a mistake or confused... confusionmistakemuddlemisunderstanding
Opposites
Word family
Related forms mixmix upmishap

Etymology

A noun formed from the phrasal verb mix up, meaning to confuse things, people, or arrangements. The hyphen distinguishes the noun mix-up from the verb phrase mix up.

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