noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
crossed line; crosstalk
Technical term in telecommunications for interference or crossed connections on a phone line or circuit.
電話が混線していて、相手の声が聞こえにくかった。
The phone line was crossed, and it was hard to hear the other person.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
getting mixed up; talking at cross-purposes
Figurative use when different topics or threads in a conversation become confused or tangled.
話が混線して、何の話をしているのかわからなくなった。
The conversation got mixed up, and I lost track of what we were talking about.