mixed–up

adjective \ˈmikst-ˈəp\

: confused and usually emotionally troubled : not capable of making good decisions about life

: confusing, difficult to understand, and filled with problems

Full Definition of MIXED-UP

: marked by bewilderment, perplexity, or disorder : confused

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1862

Synonyms: addle, addled, addlepated, bedeviled, befogged, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, bushed [chiefly Australian], confounded, confused, dazed, distracted, dopey (also dopy), fogged, mixed-up, muddleheaded, muzzy, pixilated (also pixillated), punch-drunk, punchy, raddled, shell-shocked, silly, slaphappy, spaced-out (or spaced), spacey (also spacy), stunned, stupefied, zonked, zonked-out

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