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Mess up

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Noun

a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition
The room was in a mess.
a person or thing that is dirty, untidy, or disordered.
a state of embarrassing confusion
My affairs are in a mess.
an unpleasant or difficult situation
She got into a mess driving without a license.
a dirty or untidy mass, litter, or jumble
a mess of papers.
a group regularly taking their meals together.
the meal so taken.
mess hall.
Naval . messroom.
a quantity of food sufficient for a dish or a single occasion
to pick a mess of sweet corn for dinner.
a sloppy or unappetizing preparation of food.
a dish or quantity of soft or liquid food
to cook up a nice mess of pottage.
a person whose life or affairs are in a state of confusion, esp. a person with a confused or disorganized moral or psychological outlook.

Verb (used with object)

to make dirty or untidy (often fol. by up )
Don't mess the room.
to make a mess or muddle of (affairs, responsibilities, etc.) (often fol. by up )
They messed the deal.
to supply with meals, as military personnel.
to treat roughly; beat up (usually followed by up )
The gang messed him up.

Verb (used without object)

to eat in company, esp. as a member of a mess.
to make a dirty or untidy mess. ?

Verb phrases

mess around or about,
Informal . to busy oneself without purpose or plan; work aimlessly or halfheartedly; putter.
Informal . to waste time; loaf.
Informal . to meddle or interfere.
Informal . to involve or associate oneself, esp. for immoral or unethical purposes
His wife accused him of messing around with gamblers.
Slang . to trifle sexually; philander.
mess in or with, to intervene officiously; meddle
You'll get no thanks for messing in the affairs of others.
mess up,
to make dirty, untidy, or disordered.
to make muddled, confused, etc.; make a mess of; spoil; botch.
to perform poorly; bungle
She messed up on the final exam.

Antonyms

verb
arrange , order , organize , tidy

Synonyms

verb
befoul , besmirch , bobble , bollix , botch , bungle , clutter , confuse , damage , derange , destroy , disarrange , discompose , dishevel , disorganize , disturb , foul , goof up * , gum up , jumble , litter , louse up , muddle , pollute , ruin , rummage , scramble , screw up * , smear , soil , spoil , unsettle , upset , mess

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