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US
/ˈmɪkˌsəp/
]
NOUN
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a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw
How To Use mix-up In A Sentence
- Lessons of IVF babies mix-up ‘will be learned’ Report pinpoints series of failures at Yorkshire fertility clinic where white couple had mixed-race twins in error
- Abraham Sofaer, who chairs Gen-Probe's nominating and governance committee, cites what he describes as a communications mix-up that kept investors and ISS from receiving an explanation of Ms. Jemison's absences before the vote. Where the Action Is
- Despite measures designed to prevent such a possibility, a mix-up occurred.
- And don't blow a lung over the "dunking" hockey mix-up; if it weren't for the sporty friends in my life, I wouldn't even be able to tell a baseball from a tennis ball...truthfully and honestly. Sobering Celebrations
- But when an Ohio fertility clinic broke the news to her that an IVF treatment had been successful it came with the devastating revelation of the mix-up.
- The sumptuous suite was an upgrade from the hotel after a booking mix-up, he said. Times, Sunday Times
- A council official blamed a mix-up between departments.
- Son, there's been a bit of a mix-up, " admits the surgeon. "I'm afraid there was an accident, and we were forced to perform a sex-change operation.
- For the moment I was thinking about the mix-up with the lighters. THE EXECUTION
- A passport mix-up nearly jinxed the recent ceremony, said the mother-in-law, the already happily married Judy Gates of Yarrow Point.
