mixed message

collocation in English

meaningsofmixedandmessage

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mixed
adjective
uk
/mɪkst/us
/mɪkst/
showing a mixture of different feelings ...
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message
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmes.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈmes.ɪdʒ/
a short piece of information that you give to a person when you cannot speak to ...
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(Definition ofmixedandmessagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmixed message

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Mixedmessageresolution and children's responses to interadult conflict.
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However, this was always amixedmessageof personal responsibility combined with justice for the worker.
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Perhaps of greater importance, however, was themixedmessagethat students received from their culture about furthering their education and pursuing a career.
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The lastmixedmessagerelates to clause 9 on drugs.
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There was a verymixedmessagethroughout the debate.
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I am concerned that the provision may be sending amixedmessage.
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That is amixedmessage, if ever there was one.
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In a sense, my speech has been amixedmessage.
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Thatmixedmessageonly causes confusion and helps destroy the credibility of government.
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The words "mixedmessage"have replaced"spin"and"command and centralisation" as the latest mantra and are supposed to be opposite to centralised diktat—the predetermined spin on the pager.
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Reclassification is sending out amixedmessage.
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There is nomixedmessage.
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This ruling is amixedmessage, but at least we're still in court.
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There is amixedmessageregarding the characters.
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The article moves on to discuss reasons for the mixed messages.
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A person verbally expressing a statement of truth while simultaneously fidgeting or avoiding eye contact may convey amixedmessageto the receiver in the interaction.
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The underlying reason for the mixed messages on mentoring is the sheer complexity of evaluative questions that need to be addressed.
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Incorrect usage of some statistical terminology and units will send mixed messages to students amongst the intended readership.
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Populism and mixed messages also contribute to the difficulty in sorting out parties by tendency.
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