noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A patient received the wrong drugs because of a hospital mix-up .
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I'm afraid there's been a mix-up in the booking - we were expecting you tomorrow.
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The police have now returned Mr Sullivan's car and apologized for the mix-up .
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There was a mix-up over the train times and I arrived two hours late.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Darlington police have since apologised for the mix-up .
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In the mix-up the prophet was at one time on the point of being executed.
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It was a genuine mix-up , but it worked out for me - - and not for poor old Mr Munro.
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Seems to have been some sort of mix-up .
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That mix-up was just one of several election problems that put then-Registrar of Voters Germaine Wong on the hot seat.
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The mix-up with Luigi started Perry thinking.
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There was a mix-up of languages.