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View usage for: (mʌs) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense musses, present participle mussing, past tense, past participle mussedverbTo muss something, especially someone's hair, or to muss it up, means to make it untidy. [mainly US] He reached out and mussed my hair. [VERB noun] His clothes were all mussed up. [be V-ed up] Synonyms: mess (up), disarrange, dishevel, ruffle More Synonyms of muss (mʌs) US and Canadian informal verb1. (transitive; often foll by up) to make untidy; rumple noun2. a state of disorder; muddle Word origin C19: probably a blend of mess + fuss (mʌs) noun1. Informal a mess; disorder done without muss or fuss 2. Dialectal a squabble; row; commotion verb transitive3. to make messy or disordered; disarrange often with up Word origin prob. var. of mess Examples of 'muss' in a sentencemuss Synonyms mess (up) disarrange dishevel make untidy Additional synonymsDefinition to throw into disorder Synonyms disorder, shake (up), confuse, disturb, mess (up), scatter, shuffle, unsettle, jumble (up), untidy, disorganize, derange, discompose, muss (US, Canadian) Definition to disturb the smoothness of She let the wind ruffle her hair. Synonyms disarrange, disorder, wrinkle, mess up, rumple, tousle, derange, discompose, dishevel, muss (US, Canadian) Definition to make or become crumpled or dishevelled I leaned forward to rumple his hair. Synonyms ruffle, crush, disorder, dishevel, wrinkle, crease, crumple, screw up, mess up, pucker, crinkle, scrunch, tousle, derange, muss (US, Canadian) - musician
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Additional synonymsDefinition to disturb, rumple, or toss around Her hair was tumbled and her nose scarlet with sunburn. Synonyms tousle, ruffle, mess up, rumple, muss (up) (US, informal), disarrange, dishevel, make untidy, disorder, muss (US, Canadian) |