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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Powell’s mixed messages are a big reason behind Wall Street’s disappointment with the announcement, Cramer said.
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Kristian Burt, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Cole keeps sending Ivan mixed messages — hooking up with him while maintaining his heterosexuality.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
There can be mixed messages when schools say to get sleep and practice mindfulness but then assign so much homework that students are up all night, Stanford’s Hsu says.
—Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
Travel trouble:Here are Tuesday's flight delay, cancellation numbers Forecasters send mixed messages to the South
Severe though isolated thunderstorms could sweep across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Wednesday night and move into Georgia and South Carolina on Thursday, AccuWeather reports.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Kristian Burt, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Cole keeps sending Ivan mixed messages — hooking up with him while maintaining his heterosexuality.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
There can be mixed messages when schools say to get sleep and practice mindfulness but then assign so much homework that students are up all night, Stanford’s Hsu says.
—Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
Travel trouble:Here are Tuesday's flight delay, cancellation numbers Forecasters send mixed messages to the South
Severe though isolated thunderstorms could sweep across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Wednesday night and move into Georgia and South Carolina on Thursday, AccuWeather reports.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Mixed messages/signals.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20messages%2Fsignals. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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