What does "muss" mean?

A mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; disorder).

What is a synonym for "muss"?

Common synonyms include: mess, bedraggle, botch, botchery, brawl, broil.

/mʌs/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; disorder).
2
A term of endearment. obsolete
3
a state of confusion and disorderliness wordnet
4
A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle. obsolete
"Authority melts from me: of late, when I cried 'Ho!' like boys unto a muss, kings would start forth, and cry 'Your will?' Have you no ears? I am Antony yet."

Verb

1
To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy. transitive
"The old man affectionately mussed his grandson's hair."
2
make messy or untidy wordnet

""Muß" is an old and incorrect way of writing of "muss"."

Etymology 1

Related to mess (“disorder”).

Etymology 2

Compare Middle English mus (“a mouse”). See mouse.