Meanings
plural mix-ups · alternative mixup
- A confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding.
Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard.
2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2012
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Deverbal from mix up.
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