mixed-upadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪkstˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˈmɪkstˈəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mixed adj.², up adv.¹

Etymology: < mixed adj.² + up adv.¹, after to mix up at mix v. Phrasal verbs.

1. Consisting of a mixture of things; jumbled, muddled.

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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adjective]

confusec1384

yblent1426

intermellé1487

farraginary1538

puddled1559

confused1576

promiscuous1579

pell-mell1584

ravelleda1586

mingle-mangle1589

rumblingc1598

skimble-skamble1598

huddle1601

plundered1601

promiscual1602

jumbled1611

promiscous1656

bedevilled1755

helter-skelter1785

muddly1829

hugger-mugger1840

wildered1853

pied1870

deurmekaar1871

mixed-up1888

screwed-up1942

snafu1942

scrambled1951

untogether1969

1832 J. G. C. Brainard Lit. Remains 38 There is a tremor on his lip and chin, A mix'd up look—half feeling and half sin.

1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 28 Dec. 721/3 It's a mixed-up story, and the devil himself couldn't have worked with more patient, cold-blooded craft.

1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms II. viii. 144 How were any police..to keep the run of a few men..among such a mixed-up mob?

1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) I. iv. 123 ‘A fine mixed-up state of affairs,’ said Hans Castorp.

1953 R. Chandler Long Good-bye xix. 117 I..ate one of Rudy's ‘world-famous’ salisbury steaks..supported by fried onion rings and one of those mixed-up salads.

1984 A. C. Rich Fact of Doorframe 323 This continent of changed names and mixed-up blood of languages tabooed diasporas unrecorded.

2. colloquial. Of a person, etc.: suffering from psychological or emotional problems; confused, disorientated.

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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > with confused or altered mental state

confused1825

mixed-up1873

woozy1897

messed-up1913

1873 B. P. Shillaber Partingtonian Patchwork 136 In which confused and much-mixed-up condition, He felt just fit to be a politician.

1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xlii. 361 Aunt Sally she was one of the mixed-upest looking persons I ever see.

1903 H. James Ambassadors vi. xv. 206 How comes Chad so mixed up, anyway?

1939 D. Parker Here Lies 61 I've been all sort of mixed up to-day... Everything so strange.

1973 C. Bonington Next Horizon xi. 157 Layton was like a big, slightly mixed-up puppy, in need of love and care.

1994 Fortean Times June–July 59/1 Whitley Strieber emerges as the mixed-up kid from San Antonio who never grew up.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mixed-up
释义	mixed-upadj. Brit. /ˌmɪkstˈʌp/, U.S. /ˈmɪkstˈəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mixed adj.², up adv.¹ Etymology: < mixed adj.² + up adv.¹, after to mix up at mix v. Phrasal verbs. 1. Consisting of a mixture of things; jumbled, muddled. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [adjective] confusec1384 yblent1426 intermellé1487 farraginary1538 puddled1559 confused1576 promiscuous1579 pell-mell1584 ravelleda1586 mingle-mangle1589 rumblingc1598 skimble-skamble1598 huddle1601 plundered1601 promiscual1602 jumbled1611 promiscous1656 bedevilled1755 helter-skelter1785 muddly1829 hugger-mugger1840 wildered1853 pied1870 deurmekaar1871 mixed-up1888 screwed-up1942 snafu1942 scrambled1951 untogether1969 1832 J. G. C. Brainard Lit. Remains 38 There is a tremor on his lip and chin, A mix'd up look—half feeling and half sin. 1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 28 Dec. 721/3 It's a mixed-up story, and the devil himself couldn't have worked with more patient, cold-blooded craft. 1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms II. viii. 144 How were any police..to keep the run of a few men..among such a mixed-up mob? 1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) I. iv. 123 ‘A fine mixed-up state of affairs,’ said Hans Castorp. 1953 R. Chandler Long Good-bye xix. 117 I..ate one of Rudy's ‘world-famous’ salisbury steaks..supported by fried onion rings and one of those mixed-up salads. 1984 A. C. Rich Fact of Doorframe 323 This continent of changed names and mixed-up blood of languages tabooed diasporas unrecorded. 2. colloquial. Of a person, etc.: suffering from psychological or emotional problems; confused, disorientated. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > with confused or altered mental state confused1825 mixed-up1873 woozy1897 messed-up1913 1873 B. P. Shillaber Partingtonian Patchwork 136 In which confused and much-mixed-up condition, He felt just fit to be a politician. 1884 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Huckleberry Finn xlii. 361 Aunt Sally she was one of the mixed-upest looking persons I ever see. 1903 H. James Ambassadors vi. xv. 206 How comes Chad so mixed up, anyway? 1939 D. Parker Here Lies 61 I've been all sort of mixed up to-day... Everything so strange. 1973 C. Bonington Next Horizon xi. 157 Layton was like a big, slightly mixed-up puppy, in need of love and care. 1994 Fortean Times June–July 59/1 Whitley Strieber emerges as the mixed-up kid from San Antonio who never grew up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1832
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