mix-up

also n.

1. A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle: maddening bureaucratic mix-ups.
2. Informal. A fight or melee.

noun

A lack of order or regular arrangement: chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble. Slang snafu. See order/disorder.

n

Definition: confusion, misunderstanding
Antonyms: understanding

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IN BRIEF: n. - A mistake that results from taking one thing to be another.

Tutor's tip: The failed chef's greatest "mix-up" (mistake) was to "mix up" (to confuse) salt for sugar.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - forveksling, forvirring

Nederlands (Dutch)
misverstand, verwarring

Français (French)
n. - confusion

Deutsch (German)
n. - Durcheinander

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπέρδεμα, μπουρδούκλωμα, ανακατωσούρα, σύγχυση

Italiano (Italian)
confusione, intrico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - confusão

Русский (Russian)
путаница, потасовка

Español (Spanish)
n. - confusión, enredo, lío, conflicto, pelotera, mezcla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - röra, förväxling, slagsmål

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
混乱, 混战

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 混亂, 混戰

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 잘 섞은

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 混乱, 乱闘

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) يخلط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תסבוכת, בלבול, אי-הבנה‬

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