Definition of "mix-up" []

• A state or an instance of confusion; a muddle: maddening bureaucratic mix-ups. (noun)
• Informal A fight or melee. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "He called the mix-up with his son's remains "unfortunate" but no longer an issue because, in his words, "Mark is in heaven.""
• "Mistaken Identity Lands Man in Jail Francisco Daniel Romero was jailed due to name mix-up with a murder suspect."
• "ATL woman got 53 days of prison time for name mix-up."