Mess up

verb, slang

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. transitive

    "The afternoon breeze messed up my hair."

  2. 2
    make a mess of or create disorder in wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    disturb the smoothness of wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 6
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin wordnet
  2. 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."

  3. 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!"

  4. 9
    To damage; injure. transitive

    "He messed up his elbow at the track meet."

  5. 10
    To manhandle; beat up; rough up. slang, transitive

    "Her brother's friends messed him up a little after he cheated on her."

  6. 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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