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Association vs Mishmash - What's the difference?

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Association is a related term of mishmash.


As nouns the difference between association and mishmash

is that association is the act of associating while mishmash is a collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

As a verb mishmash is

to mix together, especially in a confused way.

association

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of associating.
  • The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
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  • (statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
  • A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
  • Derived terms

    * guilt by association

    mishmash

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mish-mash * mishmosh

    Noun

    (es)
  • A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things
  • Synonyms

    * farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, melting pot, mingle-mangle, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag * See also

    Verb

    (es)
  • To mix together, especially in a confused way.
  • To become mixed together.
  • English reduplications