Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mess with

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: mess with
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To interfere with.

Colloquial

verb

To diss; to put down.

Colloquial

verb

To joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner.

Colloquial

verb

To admire, enjoy, or approve of.

Colloquial

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mess, with. To eat with.

Example Sentences

"Don't mess with the controls. I just got everything adjusted correctly."
"This is what you get / When you mess with us"
"Hey! Quit messing with my brother."
"Don't worry: I'm just messing with you."
"You know I mess with you heavy."
"He reaches out to me on Instagram like "yo, I mess with you super heavy. I'm down in Allentown, PA - I heard this song 'No Regrets'. It's super crazy, shit gives me the chills. I got a proposal for you. Give me 6 months to get you a deal and we'll see if we can make a management situation happen. If I can't do this 6 months, then fuck it, But I want to see you in a better position because your music’s amazing, its real.""

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

mess around

Frequently Paired Words

mess around

Synonyms

tangle fuck with play the devil with play hob with

Questions

What does mess with mean?: To interfere with.

How to pronounce mess with

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “mess with”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “mess with”.
Repeat and practice — Say “mess with” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.