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Mess up
verb, slang
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Verb
- 1 To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. transitive
"The afternoon breeze messed up my hair."
- 2 make a mess of or create disorder in wordnet
- 3 To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin. transitive
"The change messed something up, and it's not working anymore."
- 4 disturb the smoothness of wordnet
- 5 To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on. transitive
"Well, I messed up my solo, but otherwise it was a good concert."
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- 6 make a mess of, destroy or ruin wordnet
- 7 To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly. intransitive
"He has a hard time getting started because he's afraid he'll mess up."
- 8 To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior. transitive
"Stop bumping me! You keep messing me up!"
- 9 To damage; injure. transitive
"He messed up his elbow at the track meet."
- 10 To manhandle; beat up; rough up. slang, transitive
"Her brother's friends messed him up a little after he cheated on her."
- 11 To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray. slang, transitive
"That girl totally messed me up, man. I'm not sure who I am anymore."
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