1 [only before noun]
consisting of several different types of things or people:
a very mixed group of women
a mixed salad
if you have mixed feelings or emotions about something, you are not sure whether you like, agree with or feel happy about it
mixed feelings/emotions about
I had mixed feelings about meeting Laura again.
He watched with mixed emotions.
if something gets a mixed reaction etc, some people say they like it or agree with it, but others dislike it or disagree with it:
The film has had mixed reviews from the critics.
Media coverage of the event was mixed.
4 especially British English
for both males and females:
a mixed school
something that is good in some ways but bad in others:
Having your parents living nearby is a mixed blessing.
a group of things or people that are all very different from each other
a mixed bag of
The concert was a mixed bag of classical and modern music.
Club-goers are a mixed bag these days, and so are the places they go clubbing.
something that includes both good and bad parts:
The meat was very good, but the vegetables were rather a mixed bag.
having parents of different races:
children of mixed race
when you are with people of both sexes:
It's not the sort of joke you tell in mixed company.