"mixed signal" meaning in English

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        {
          "ref": "2015, Mara Reitsma, Amethyst Attraction, Lulu.com, page 113",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "2022 November 29, Patrick Wintour, “Germany agrees 15-year liquid gas supply deal with Qatar”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "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.",
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        "An unclear message, often contradicting a situation."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often in the plural) An unclear message, often contradicting a situation."
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        {
          "word": "mixed message"
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  "word": "mixed signal"
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          "ref": "2015, Mara Reitsma, Amethyst Attraction, Lulu.com, page 113",
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        "(often in the plural) An unclear message, often contradicting a situation."
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  "word": "mixed signal"
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