mixed-up

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   confused, troubled, or unable to think clearly

   I felt completely mixed-up after hearing three different explanations.

2. 2
   adj

   put together in the wrong order or without clear organization

   The archive contained several mixed-up bundles of letters and receipts.

The adjective developed from the phrasal verb mix up, first in the literal sense of combining or disordering things and then figuratively for mental or emotional confusion.

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