mixed messages/signals
plural noun
: a showing of thoughts or feelings that are very different from each other
I don't know if he likes me; he keeps giving me mixed messages.
She's sending mixed signals about her feelings.
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Analysis The administration has offered mixed messages on its position toward negotiations.
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Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Trump has sent mixed messages on military spending throughout his 2024 campaign and in the early days of his presidency.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
And the inauguration of Donald Trump is likely to favor Putin, despite some mixed signals.
—Ronald H. Linden, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
In this week’s episode, Emma’s kind of giving Elliot some mixed messages.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 7 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
Trump has sent mixed messages on military spending throughout his 2024 campaign and in the early days of his presidency.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
And the inauguration of Donald Trump is likely to favor Putin, despite some mixed signals.
—Ronald H. Linden, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
In this week’s episode, Emma’s kind of giving Elliot some mixed messages.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Mixed messages/signals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20messages%2Fsignals. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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