mixed 
/ˈmɪkst/ adjective
/ˈmɪkst/ adjective 1 always used before a noun : made of different kinds of things mixed together or combined
▪ a can of mixed nuts ▪ bags of mixed candy ▪ We ate salads of mixed greens. 2 a : including or involving people of different races or religions
▪ They live in a mixed neighborhood. ▪ She's of mixed African and European ancestry. ▪ children of mixed race/races ▪ people of mixed racial origin/ancestry ▪ a racially mixed couple
b : including or involving people of both sexes
▪ She went to a mixed school. [=a school for both boys and girls] ▪ a mixed chorus ▪ playing mixed doubles in tennis [=a game of doubles in which each team has a man and a woman] ◊When people are in mixed company, they are with both men and women.
▪ The women never spoke of sex or pregnancy in mixed company. [=when men were present] 3 : both good and bad, favorable and unfavorable, etc.
▪ The play received mixed reviews. = The play's reviews were mixed. [=some critics liked the play, while other critics did not] ▪ His decision got a mixed reaction from the family. ▪ The experiment got mixed results. ◊When people have mixed emotions or mixed feelings about something, they have both good and bad thoughts or feelings about it.
▪ He had mixed emotions [=he was both happy and sad] about the end of his trip. ▪ I'm having mixed feelings about this class.
▪ a can of mixed nuts ▪ bags of mixed candy ▪ We ate salads of mixed greens.
▪ They live in a mixed neighborhood. ▪ She's of mixed African and European ancestry. ▪ children of mixed race/races ▪ people of mixed racial origin/ancestry ▪ a racially mixed couple
b : including or involving people of both sexes
▪ She went to a mixed school. [=a school for both boys and girls] ▪ a mixed chorus ▪ playing mixed doubles in tennis [=a game of doubles in which each team has a man and a woman] ◊When people are in mixed company, they are with both men and women.
▪ The women never spoke of sex or pregnancy in mixed company. [=when men were present]
▪ The play received mixed reviews. = The play's reviews were mixed. [=some critics liked the play, while other critics did not] ▪ His decision got a mixed reaction from the family. ▪ The experiment got mixed results. ◊When people have mixed emotions or mixed feelings about something, they have both good and bad thoughts or feelings about it.
▪ He had mixed emotions [=he was both happy and sad] about the end of his trip. ▪ I'm having mixed feelings about this class.
mixed messages/signals
◊Someone gives mixed messages or mixed signals by showing a thought or feeling and then showing another very different thought or feeling.
▪ I don't know if he likes me; he keeps giving me mixed messages. ▪ She's sending mixed signals about her feelings.
▪ I don't know if he likes me; he keeps giving me mixed messages. ▪ She's sending mixed signals about her feelings.
