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Hong Kong is a wonderful, mixed-up town where you've got great food and adventure. First and foremost, it's a great place to experience China in a relatively accessible way.
Anthony Bourdain

Meaning of "mixed-up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MIXED-UP

mixed-up play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIXED-UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mixed-Up is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MIXED-UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mixed-up in the English dictionary

The definition of mixed-up in the dictionary is in a state of mental confusion; perplexed.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIXED-UP

mixed economy
mixed farm
mixed farming
mixed forest
mixed grill
mixed language
mixed marriage
mixed martial arts
mixed media
mixed metaphor
mixed race
mixed salad
mixed spice
mixed up
mixed-ability
mixed-flow turbine
mixed-media
mixed-race
mixedly
mixedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIXED-UP

boarded-up
boozed-up
chopped-up
clued-up
coked-up
dried-up
hold-up
jazzed-up
joined-up
jumped-up
lagered-up
loved-up
mushed-up
pimped-up
rolled-up
souped-up
speed-up
stand-up
stepped-up
trumped-up

Synonyms and antonyms of mixed-up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MIXED-UP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mixed-up» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mixed-up

Translation of «mixed-up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIXED-UP

Find out the translation of mixed-up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mixed-up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mixed-up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 迷惑不解的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

confuso
570 millions of speakers

English

mixed-up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिश्रित अप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مختلط المتابعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перепутаны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confuso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিশ্রণ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

perturbé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bercampur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verwirrt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頭が混乱した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가치관이 혼돈된
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Campuran-munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hỗn hợp lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலப்பு அப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिश्रित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karmakarışık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confuso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mixed -up
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переплутані
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mixt - up
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικτή - up
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gemengde -up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blandad -up
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blandet opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mixed-up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIXED-UP»

The term «mixed-up» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.056 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIXED-UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mixed-up

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3 QUOTES WITH «MIXED-UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mixed-up.
1
Timothy Garton Ash
That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed and cursed with instant communication? We should not fight fire with fire, threats with threats.
2
Anthony Bourdain
Hong Kong is a wonderful, mixed-up town where you've got great food and adventure. First and foremost, it's a great place to experience China in a relatively accessible way.
3
Frank Sinatra
I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life... I just go on from day to day, taking what comes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIXED-UP»

Discover the use of mixed-up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mixed-up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
All Mixed Up!
Attending a "regular" school for the first time, former homeschooler Amy, whose family is racially mixed, meets new friends who celebrate their differences and include Amy in their song and dance routine for the upcoming talent show.
Kim Wayans, Kevin Knotts, 2008
2
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from somewhere, she wants to run to somewhere -- to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant.
E.L. Konigsburg, 2010
3
Fall Mixed Up
The delights of autumn are described in mixed-up verse and illustrations, and the reader is challenged to uncover the errors.
Bob Raczka, 2011
4
My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer
Twelve-year-old June Farrell spends the summer at her Vermont home getting used to the woman her mother is planning to marry and practicing her pie-baking skills, as she hopes to win the blue ribbon at the fair.
Jennifer Gennari, 2012
5
The Mixed-Up Chameleon
The chameleon's life was not very exciting until the day it discovered it could change not only its color but its shape and size,too.
Eric Carle, 1988
6
The Mixed-Up Chameleon Sticker Book
Thirty-two reusable vinyl stickers and a giant foldout chameleon allow children to participate in this delightful tale of a bored chameleon who wishes he could be like other animals in the zoo. By the author of The Secret Birthday Message.
‎1993
7
Fall Mixed Up
"Every September,Every October,Fall fills my senses with scenes to remember." "Bears gather nuts.Geese hibernate.Squirrels fly south in big figure eights."Fall is all mixed up in this silly book from Bob Raczka!
Robert Raczka, 2011
8
Mixed Up Max
The hedgehog family of number 5A has difficulty getting across the street without getting squashed, but young Max notices that humans get across the street safely, and sets out to discover their secret
Dick King-Smith, Brian Floca, 1998
9
A Guide for Using From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. ...
This literature unit is used with From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Included are sample lesson plans, biographical sketch of the author, book summary, book report ideas and more.
Mari Lu Robbins, 1994
10
The Case of the Mixed-Up Mutts
How can Buddy get poor Muffin and Jazzy back to their real owners? Readers will cheer as Buddy solves the second case in Dori Butler’s The Buddy Files, and eagerly await the next adventure of this famous dog detective.
Dori Hillestad Butler, 2011

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIXED-UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mixed-up is used in the context of the following news items.
1
British adventurer Sarah Outen forges on in North Atlantic, despite …
'Contrary winds and mixed-up currents'. Although various weather events have forced breaks, changes in the route and equipment, Outen has ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Misunderstanding and fear surround perception of tarantula
If you're confused by these multiple names, hold on – the mixed-up story of this spider is just getting started. The word “tarantula” is derived ... «Springfield News-Leader, Jul 15»
3
'Water's Edge,' McKagen memoir, Stranger Cat bring perfect end to …
“The Mixed-Up Files” won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1968, and Konigsburg's first-published book ... «The Morning Sun, Jul 15»
4
Obama Teases Critics of Iran Nuclear Deal (and Jon Stewart) on …
... on his efforts in the Middle East, wondering “whose team are we on” there before laying out the mixed-up alliances and clashes in the region. «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Watch: A tale of two sets of identical twins, mixed up at birth
WATCH ABOVE: The mixed-up brothers of Bogota — two sets of twins accidentally swapped at birth and just recently discovering their true ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
6
DeWitt: Brooksville's mixed-up positions on red-light cameras
DeWitt: Brooksville's mixed-up positions on red-light cameras. Dan DeWitt, Hernando Times Columnist. Link; View all Articles. «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
7
Switched at Birth IRL: Sets of Colombian Twins Mixed Up Their …
In a recent story called "The Mixed-Up Brothers Of Bogotá", the New York Times delves into the peculiar, extraordinary story of two sets of ... «Latina, Jul 15»
8
The Mixed-Up Brothers of Bogotá
Leer en español. PART I. The Beginning. They were two pretty young women in search of pork ribs for a barbecue later that day, a Saturday in ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
Mixed-up protocol causes embarrassment
A gaffe committed by an official in adhering to protocol norms at a government function caused embarrassment to the organisers. «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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