Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mess over

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
mess over
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mistreat, abuse, oppress or bother (someone).

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

messes over (present, singular) messing over (participle, present) messed over (participle, past) messed over (past)

Questions

What does mess over mean?
To mistreat, abuse, oppress or bother (someone).

How to pronounce mess over

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