Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another;
- Example: "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw"[syn: confusion, mix-up]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mix-up \mix-up\ n.
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another.
Syn: confusion, confounding.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mix-up
n 1: a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another;
"he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the
notorious outlaw" [syn: confusion, mix-up]