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    mishmash
    /ˈmɪʃmaʃ/

    noun

    • 1. a confused mixture: "a mishmash of outmoded ideas"

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  2. mishmash | American Dictionary. noun [ C usually sing ] us / ˈmɪʃˌmæʃ, -ˌmɑʃ / Add to word list. a badly organized mixture:

  3. noun. mish· mash ˈmish-ˌmash. -ˌmäsh. Synonyms of mishmash. : hodgepodge, jumble. Synonyms. agglomerate. agglomeration. alphabet soup. assortment. botch. clutter. collage. crazy quilt. farrago. gallimaufry. grab bag. gumbo. hash. hodgepodge. hotchpotch. jambalaya. jumble. jungle. litter. macédoine. medley. mélange. menagerie. miscellanea.

  4. MISHMASH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of mishmash in English. mishmash. noun [ S ] informal us / ˈmɪʃ.mæʃ / uk / ˈmɪʃ.mæʃ / Add to word list. a confused mixture: The new housing development is a mishmash of different architectural styles. Synonyms. farrago US formal disapproving. hodgepodge US. hotchpotch mainly UK.

  5. If something is a mishmash, it is a confused mixture of different types of things. [disapproval] The letter was a mish-mash of ill-fitting proposals taken from two different reform plans. ...a bizarre mishmash of colours and patterns.

  6. Mishmash definition: a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble.. See examples of MISHMASH used in a sentence.

  7. A mishmash is a random bunch of odds and ends. Many people have a mishmash of things in their basement or garage. A pile of old keys, one sock, four paper clips, and a water bottle?

  8. Definition of mishmash noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. The earliest known use of the word mishmash is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for mishmash is from around 1475, in Mankind . mishmash is formed within English, by compounding.

  10. 4 days ago · mishmash (third-person singular simple present mishmashes, present participle mishmashing, simple past and past participle mishmashed) To mix together, especially in a confused way. (intransitive) To become mixed together.

  11. Definitions of 'mishmash'. If you say that something is a mishmash, you are criticizing it because it is a confused mixture of different types of things. [disapproval] [...] More.