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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Washington offered mixed messages, with Trump initially dismissing it as unworkable before other administration officials welcomed the initiative.
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Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
By Terry Hacienda, The Fresh Toast The administration has spent very mixed signals…will consumers turn to hemp if marijuana is outlawed again?
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
Anna Kendrick is sending mixed messages about her reunion with Blake Lively.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Post-production resumed by October 16, but crew continued to receive mixed messages about when they would be paid.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
By Terry Hacienda, The Fresh Toast The administration has spent very mixed signals…will consumers turn to hemp if marijuana is outlawed again?
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
Anna Kendrick is sending mixed messages about her reunion with Blake Lively.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Post-production resumed by October 16, but crew continued to receive mixed messages about when they would be paid.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Mixed messages/signals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20messages%2Fsignals. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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