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Word: mess up (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Verb:

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

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