mix up

Verb
Synonyms: jumbleconfusestump

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)

  1. assemble without order or sense“She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence”Synonyms: jumbleconfuseMore general assemble, pieceMore specific addle, muddleSimilar confuse, confound
  2. cause to be perplexed or confounded“This problem stumped her”Synonyms: stumpMore general perplex, vex

Related words toughie noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

mix up noun

1. To confuse the identities of (two or more objects); to mistake (one object for another); as, at the family gathering he mixed up his two nieces, to their great amusement.

2. To mix together; — usually implying a mistake, whether done intentionally or unintentionally; as, the mixed up this year's receipts with last year's, and it took hours to find the right ones.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors

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