English Explanatory Dictionary

mess up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.
To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.
To damage; injure.
To manhandle; beat up; rough up.
To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.

Pronunciation

En-au-mess up.ogg

Word forms

mess up messes up messing up messed up

Synonyms

fuck up jack up louse up screw up gum foul up

Related words

messed up

Derived words

messup mess-up unmessupable

Translations

Esperanto: fuŝi Finnish: sekoittaa Finnish: rikkoa Finnish: särkeä French: foirer Slovak: pokaziť Slovak: kaziť Spanish: echar a perder Spanish: chapucear Spanish: chambonear a Spanish: embarrarla Spanish: estropear Spanish: perjudicar Spanish: embrollar Spanish: desbaratar Spanish: embolicar Spanish: enmarañar Spanish: fregar Spanish: desmadrar Tagalog: guluhin Tok Pisin: bagarap Tok Pisin: bagarapim

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