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mix-up Definition

mix·-up (miksup′)

noun

  1. a condition or instance of confusion; tangle
  2. Informal a fight

mix-up Synonyms

mix-up

n.

mix-up Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • follow: Burnham's best first half chance came just before the break following a mix-up over a Lynn throw.
  • have: After our first game against Paraguay we had a strange mix-up with our day care bus and national flag bunting being removed.
  • say: He said the mix-up showed there was a massive potential for fraud in the all-postal ballot...
  • cause: A long ball from the back held up in the wind and caused a defensive mix-up which Mitch Patten capitalized on to equalize.
  • explain: I have contacted Sir John and explained the mix-up.
  • avoid: Again - critical for the scorer, to avoid paperwork mix-ups.

Noun used with modifier

  • communication: It should be reported that there have been some communication mix-ups on both sides over recent months.
  • ticket: As it happens, there was a ticket mix-up and during the break we were moved from circle seats down to the stalls.
  • letter: Featuring everything from love letter mix-ups to camping on the shop floor.

Adjective modifier

  • defensive: The experienced Green pounced on a defensive mix-up to fire home into an open goal.
  • unfortunate: Comments on the Common Name: A most unfortunate mix-up seems to have occurred over the name of this fish.
  • terrible: He doubled his tally when he latched onto a terrible mix-up in the Fulham defense in the 75th minute.
  • apparent: He blamed what he called INS's ` ` institutional incapacity ' ' for the apparent mix-up.
  • farcical: Farcical mix-ups occur when all the twins all meet in Ephesus.
  • bizarre: Hay rolled the ball into the empty net after cashing in on a bizarre mix-up between keeper Main and Derek Townsley.

Preposition: in

  • defense: However the lead did not last long when a mix-up in defense led to a freak own goal.
  • communication: It probably should have been - especially as a mix-up in communications meant we had brought no tools along with us!
  • box: Moments later Ben Foster spilled the ball after a mix-up in the box but Hulse was adjudged to have fouled Foster.

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