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mixed

mixed /ˈmɪkst/ adjective
mixed
/ˈmɪkst/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of MIXED
always used before a noun : made of different kinds of things mixed together or combined
: including or involving people of different races or religions
: including or involving people of both sexes
◊ When people are in mixed company, they are with both men and women.
: both good and bad, favorable and unfavorable, etc.
◊ When people have mixed emotions or mixed feelings about something, they have both good and bad thoughts or feelings about it.

mixed messages/signals

◊ Someone gives mixed messages or mixed signals by showing a thought or feeling and then showing another very different thought or feeling.