mixed signal

English

Noun

mixed signal (plural mixed signals)

1. (often in the plural) An unclear message, often contradicting a situation.

   Synonym: mixed message

   • 2015, Mara Reitsma, Amethyst Attraction, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 113:

     Crap, he sent a winky back. That was not good. Mixed signals were a bad way to start any kind of beginning, whether it was love or friendship.

   • 2022 November 29, Patrick Wintour, “Germany agrees 15-year liquid gas supply deal with Qatar”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     German firms have signed a 15-year deal to buy 2m tonnes of liquid gas from Qatar, sending out mixed signals over the priority Germany places on human rights in the Gulf and its commitment to a carbon neutral energy supply.