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- [mes uhp]
- /mɛs ʌp/
- /mes ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mes uhp]
- /mɛs ʌp/
Definition of mess-up word
- noun mess-up a blunder; state of confusion; mix-up. 1
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Origin of mess-up
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; noun use of verb phrase mess up
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Parts of speech for Mess-up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mess-up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for mess-up
noun mess-up
- blooper — A blooper is a silly mistake.
- blunder — A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- botch — If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
Antonyms for mess-up
noun mess-up
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
- order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- organization — the act or process of organizing.
- system — an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole: a mountain system; a railroad system.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
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