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mix-up

noun as in confusion, misunderstanding

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Mr Annal said he had no idea who the person named on the address was, and has been left wondering if it was just a mix-up or even an elaborate scam.

From BBC

The mix-up came about after a packaging supplier mistakenly shipped empty Celsius cans to the vodka seltzer company High Noon, which filled them with alcohol.

From BBC

Their son Miten said the mix-up was "obviously very upsetting," even though he acknowledged that mistakes happen.

From BBC

It is unclear what caused the caller’s zoological mix-up.

A woman who was wrongly accused of shoplifting toilet roll due to an apparent mix-up with a facial recognition system was left "fuming" after being ejected from two Home Bargains stores.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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