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Mix-up

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding.

    "Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard."

  2. 2
    a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another wordnet

Etymology

Deverbal from mix up.

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