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- Dictionarymishmash/ˈmɪʃmaʃ/
noun
- 1. a confused mixture: "a mishmash of outmoded ideas"
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informal uk / ˈmɪʃ.mæʃ / us / 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. ragbag. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Variety and mixtures. all manner of something idiom.
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.
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. ragbag. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Variety and mixtures. all manner of something idiom
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.
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?
Definition of mishmash noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you say that something is a mishmash, you are criticizing it because it is a confused mixture of different types of things. [ disapproval ] You end up with a mishmash of policies rather than a consistent national approach.
