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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However, the party has given mixed signals on whether its members will offer their support. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 Key indicators are showing mixed signals, and the full impact of policies will take time to materialize. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025 The bottom line: The sell-off is intensifying, as the government sends mixed messages on recession prospects. Dan Primack, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025 Trump’s dramatic policy shifts are already sending mixed signals to the markets. Art Durnev, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mixed messages/signals

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