mixed signal



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mixed signal

A signal, message, or communication that has, or is interpreted as having, multiple, ambiguous, or contradictory meanings. (Often plural.) I keep getting these mixed signals from my ex-girlfriend. I can't tell if she just wants to be friends, or if she's interested in getting back together. I just think it sends something of a mixed signal to be advertising a new production assistant position right after we went through a round of layoffs.
See also: mixed, signal

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wiremu-Maori
Klava-Russian
Emie-meeJapanese
ÅKeAW-keSwedish
Palmira-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lucretius-Ancient Roman