mixed-up
[adjective]
Synonyms: confused, at sea, bewildered, distraught, disturbed, maladjusted, muddled, perplexed, puzzled, upset

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ˌmixed ˈup adjective

1. be/get mixed up in something to be involved in an illegal or dishonest activity:
He’s the last person I’d expect to be mixed up in something like this.
I’d have to be crazy to get mixed up in that kind of thing.

2. be/get mixed up with somebody to be involved with someone who has a bad influence on you:
When he left college he got mixed up with the wrong people.

3. [not before noun] confused, for example because you have too many different details to remember or think about:
I get all mixed up over the money whenever I travel abroad.

4. (also mixed-up) informal confused and suffering from emotional problems Synonym : screwed up:
She’s just a crazy mixed-up kid.
⇒ mix up at mix¹, ⇒ mix-up

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

mixed up
• (get or become) mixed up
become confused
He gets mixed up when he tries to speak French.

"I'm sorry but I got mixed up with the dates. That's why I came today."

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

mixed up
adj. phr., informal Confused in mind; puzzled.
Bob was all mixed up after the accident.
Compare: BALL UP¹.
2. Disordered; disarranged; not neat.
The papers on his desk were mixed up.
3. informal Joined or connected (with someone or something bad).
Harry was mixed up in a fight after the game.
Mary's father told her not to get mixed up with the students that always break school rules.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲