Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mess up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
mess up
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.

Transitive verb

verb

To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.

Transitive verb

verb

To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

Transitive verb

verb

To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.

Transitive verb

verb

To damage; injure.

Transitive verb

verb

To manhandle; beat up; rough up.

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Derived Forms

messup unmessupable

Phrases

mess-up messed up

Frequently Paired Words

messed up

Synonyms

fuck up gum jack up louse up screw up foul up mess ruffle ruffle up rumple

Questions

What does mess up mean?
To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.

How to pronounce mess up

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