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mixed message
mixed messageA signal, message, or communication that has, or is interpreted as having, multiple, ambiguous, or contradictory meanings. (Often plural.) I keep getting these mixed messages from my ex-girlfriend. I can't tell if she just wants to be friends, or if she's interested in getting back together. I just think it sends something of a mixed message to be advertising a new production assistant position right after we went through a round of layoffs.See also: message, mixedmixed message
mixed message Psychology A form of approach-avoidance conflict, in which a person projects both a desire and lack of enthusiasm for a particular task, goal, or relationship, leaving the MM's recipient as perplexed as the responsible party is confused |