mixed-up

adjective

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment (Freq. 1)

- obviously bemused by his questions

- bewildered and confused

- a cloudy and confounded philosopher

- just a mixed-up kid

- she felt lost on the first day of school

• Syn:

↑baffled, ↑befuddled, ↑bemused, ↑bewildered, ↑confounded, ↑confused, ↑lost, ↑mazed, ↑at sea

• Similar to: ↑perplexed

• Derivationally related forms: ↑confusedness (for: ↑confused)

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[adjective]

confused, at sea, bewildered, distraught, disturbed, maladjusted, muddled, perplexed, puzzled, upset

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\(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective

Etymology: from mixed up, past participle of mix up

: marked by bewilderment, perplexity, or disorder : confused

a mixed-up character ripe for the analyst — Lucy Crockett

is only one reflective part of a mixed-up age — Norman Cousins

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/mikst"up"/, adj.

completely confused or emotionally unstable: a mixed-up teenager.

[1860-65]

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mixed-upˈ adjective

Psychologically or socially confused, bewildered, and badly-adjusted

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Main Entry: ↑mix

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mixed-up «MIHKST UHP», adjective.

U.S. confused; unstable; emotionally immature: »Some people think we're a bunch of crazy mixed-up kids because we give our client a hard time (New York Times).

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adj. informal (of a person) suffering from psychological or emotional problems

a lonely, mixed-up teenager

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/ˈmıkstˈʌp/ adj [more \mixed-up; most \mixed-up]

informal

1 : confused and usually emotionally troubled : not capable of making good decisions about life

They're just a bunch of crazy, mixed-up kids.

2 : confusing, difficult to understand, and filled with problems

This is a crazy, mixed-up world we live in.

He has mixed-up ideas about our past.

— often written as two separate words when used following a verb

She's a nice person, but her life is really mixed up.

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