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mess up

mes·sup

UK/ˈmɛsˌʌp/ uncommon informal
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

  • “I botched the dinner and we had to eat out”
  • “the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement”
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2.

disturb the smoothness of

  • “ruffle the surface of the water”
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3.

make a mess of or create disorder in

  • “He messed up his room”
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noun

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Origin

Deverbal from mess up.

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