mess

1 of 2

noun

ˈmes

: a quantity of food:

archaic : food set on a table at one time

: a prepared dish of soft food

also : a mixture of ingredients cooked or eaten together

: enough food of a specified kind for a dish or a meal

picked a mess of peas for dinner

: a group of persons who regularly take their meals together

every officer with a unit … is obliged to belong to a mess

S. G. Maurice

also : a meal so taken

: a place where meals are regularly served to a group : mess hall

The soldiers marched to the mess for breakfast.

: a disordered, untidy, offensive, or unpleasant state or condition

your room is in a mess

: one that is disordered, untidy, offensive, or unpleasant usually because of blundering, laxity, or misconduct

[the movie] is a mess, as sloppy in concept as it is in execution

Judith Crist

: a large quantity or number

They're in a mess of trouble.

mess

2 of 2

verb

messed; messing; messes

transitive verb

: to provide with meals at a mess

: to make dirty or untidy : disarrange

—often used with up

don't mess up your room

: to mix up : bungle

—often used with up

really messed up my life

: to interfere with

—often used with up

magnetic storms that mess up communications — Time

: to rough up : manhandle

—often used with up

mess him up good so he won't cheat us again

intransitive verb

: to take meals with a mess

: to make a mess

: putter, trifle

children like to mess around with paints

: to handle or play with something especially carelessly

don't mess with my camera

—often used with around

: to take an active interest in something or someone

messing around with new video techniques

also : interfere, meddle

messing in other people's affairs

you'd better not mess with me

: to become confused or make an error

—usually used with up

Example Sentences

Noun He was a mess after gardening all day. My hair is a mess. Well, that's another fine mess you've gotten me into! How do we get ourselves into these messes? The school system is a mess. Things were a real mess for a while after she retired. My life is a complete mess. She was a real mess for a while after her divorce. He was a mess during his daughter's wedding ceremony. Verb please don't mess with me while I'm trying to concentrate See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Counseling produced a whole mess of ghosts and goblins from her youth, and then finally came the big one.

Annie Lane, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 Using the wrong one can leave you with a splotchy mess on your hands and potentially ruin items.

Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2022 Make mac and cheese with less mess, thanks to help from a muffin tin.

Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 Instead of using soil, the six-pod Harvest garden supplies a nutrient-rich solution directly to the plant’s roots, which will save you from the hassle and mess of growing indoors with soil.

Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 8 Sep. 2022 Yannick Ngakoue, DeForest Buckner, Kwity Paye and Dayo Odeyingbo beat up a mess of a Raiders offensive line to make Chris Ballard one happy man after the win.

Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2022 Craig Conover makes a small but expensive mess in the upcoming episode of Southern Charm.

Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 This compact hydroponic garden (which comes with six herb seed packets) supplies a nutrient-rich solution directly to a plant’s roots, which will save your recipient from the hassle and mess of growing indoors with soil.

Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2022 And yet, despite the line’s hot-mess potential, there are reasons to believe this team can survive and thrive in the process.

Michael Silver, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022

Verb

Locker set out to create the House of Paragon as White had imagined, a place where everyone is supportive, has a place to grow and is not afraid to mess up, Locker said.

Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 And, of course, just what did Doctor Strange do now to mess everything up so bad?

Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2022 There’s always the question of whether trade rumors will mess up team chemistry.

Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2022 This way, no one else could connect and mess with things.

Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Staying focused and making sure not to mess up who breaks which pane could make the difference between winning and losing here.

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 July 2022 When spies mess up in the British intelligence services, they get sent to Slough House, the setting of this misanthropic drama starring Gary Oldman.

Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 Google could make using these tools much clearer, but even still only a fraction of its users will ever mess with its default settings.

Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Ostensibly a game for organization freaks, A Little to the Left asks players to tidy up by arranging books, game cartridges, spoons, lampshades, and more into nice, neat arrangements, all while a mischievous cat tries to mess things up again.

Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 June 2022 See More

Kids Definition

mess 1 of 2

noun

ˈmes

: a dirty or untidy state

They left things in a mess.

: something in a dirty or untidy state

Your hair is a mess.

: a difficult situation

How do you get into these messes?

: a group of people (as military personnel) who regularly eat together

: a place (as in the military) where meals are served

mess

2 of 2

verb

messed; messing

: to make dirty or untidy

They messed the place up.

: to make mistakes in or mix up

She messed up the speech.

: to become confused or make an error

I messed up the first time.

: to use or do in an aimless way

I messed around on the computer all afternoon.

: to handle in a careless way

Stop messing with my camera.

: to deal with in a way that may cause anger or trouble

Don't mess with them.

单词	messed
释义	mess 1 of 2 noun ˈmes 1 : a quantity of food: a archaic : food set on a table at one time b : a prepared dish of soft food also : a mixture of ingredients cooked or eaten together c : enough food of a specified kind for a dish or a meal picked a mess of peas for dinner 2 a : a group of persons who regularly take their meals together every officer with a unit … is obliged to belong to a mess S. G. Maurice also : a meal so taken b : a place where meals are regularly served to a group : mess hall The soldiers marched to the mess for breakfast. 3 a : a disordered, untidy, offensive, or unpleasant state or condition your room is in a mess b : one that is disordered, untidy, offensive, or unpleasant usually because of blundering, laxity, or misconduct [the movie] is a mess, as sloppy in concept as it is in execution Judith Crist 4 : a large quantity or number They're in a mess of trouble. mess 2 of 2 verb messed; messing; messes transitive verb 1 : to provide with meals at a mess 2 a : to make dirty or untidy : disarrange —often used with up don't mess up your room b : to mix up : bungle —often used with up really messed up my life 3 : to interfere with —often used with up magnetic storms that mess up communications — Time 4 : to rough up : manhandle —often used with up mess him up good so he won't cheat us again intransitive verb 1 : to take meals with a mess 2 : to make a mess 3 a : putter, trifle children like to mess around with paints b : to handle or play with something especially carelessly don't mess with my camera —often used with around c : to take an active interest in something or someone messing around with new video techniques also : interfere, meddle messing in other people's affairs you'd better not mess with me 4 : to become confused or make an error —usually used with up Synonyms Noun chance-medley chaos confusion disarrangement disarray dishevelment disorder disorderedness disorderliness disorganization free-for-all havoc heck hell jumble mare's nest messiness misorder muddle muss shambles snake pit tumble welter Verb butt in interfere interlope intermeddle intrude meddle muck (about or around) nose obtrude poke pry snoop See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun He was a mess after gardening all day. My hair is a mess. Well, that's another fine mess you've gotten me into! How do we get ourselves into these messes? The school system is a mess. Things were a real mess for a while after she retired. My life is a complete mess. She was a real mess for a while after her divorce. He was a mess during his daughter's wedding ceremony. Verb please don't mess with me while I'm trying to concentrate See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Counseling produced a whole mess of ghosts and goblins from her youth, and then finally came the big one. Annie Lane, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 Using the wrong one can leave you with a splotchy mess on your hands and potentially ruin items. Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2022 Make mac and cheese with less mess, thanks to help from a muffin tin. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 Instead of using soil, the six-pod Harvest garden supplies a nutrient-rich solution directly to the plant’s roots, which will save you from the hassle and mess of growing indoors with soil. Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 8 Sep. 2022 Yannick Ngakoue, DeForest Buckner, Kwity Paye and Dayo Odeyingbo beat up a mess of a Raiders offensive line to make Chris Ballard one happy man after the win. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2022 Craig Conover makes a small but expensive mess in the upcoming episode of Southern Charm. Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 This compact hydroponic garden (which comes with six herb seed packets) supplies a nutrient-rich solution directly to a plant’s roots, which will save your recipient from the hassle and mess of growing indoors with soil. Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2022 And yet, despite the line’s hot-mess potential, there are reasons to believe this team can survive and thrive in the process. Michael Silver, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022 Verb Locker set out to create the House of Paragon as White had imagined, a place where everyone is supportive, has a place to grow and is not afraid to mess up, Locker said. Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 And, of course, just what did Doctor Strange do now to mess everything up so bad? Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2022 There’s always the question of whether trade rumors will mess up team chemistry. Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2022 This way, no one else could connect and mess with things. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Staying focused and making sure not to mess up who breaks which pane could make the difference between winning and losing here. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 July 2022 When spies mess up in the British intelligence services, they get sent to Slough House, the setting of this misanthropic drama starring Gary Oldman. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 Google could make using these tools much clearer, but even still only a fraction of its users will ever mess with its default settings. Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Ostensibly a game for organization freaks, A Little to the Left asks players to tidy up by arranging books, game cartridges, spoons, lampshades, and more into nice, neat arrangements, all while a mischievous cat tries to mess things up again. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English mes, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin missus course at a meal, from missus, past participle of mittere to put, from Latin, to send — more at smite First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing mess make a mess of mess about with (something) hot mess mess around mess hall mess around with (something) mess jacket mess over mess kit mess with someone's mind/head mess with mess (something or someone) up mess about a mess of pottage mess up See More make a mess of mess about with (something) hot mess mess around mess hall mess around with (something) mess jacket mess over mess kit mess with someone's mind/head mess with mess (something or someone) up mess about a mess of pottage mess up See More Kids Definition mess 1 of 2 noun ˈmes 1 : a dirty or untidy state They left things in a mess. 2 : something in a dirty or untidy state Your hair is a mess. 3 : a difficult situation How do you get into these messes? 4 : a group of people (as military personnel) who regularly eat together 5 : a place (as in the military) where meals are served mess 2 of 2 verb messed; messing 1 : to make dirty or untidy They messed the place up. 2 : to make mistakes in or mix up She messed up the speech. 3 : to become confused or make an error I messed up the first time. 4 : to use or do in an aimless way I messed around on the computer all afternoon. 5 : to handle in a careless way Stop messing with my camera. 6 : to deal with in a way that may cause anger or trouble Don't mess with them. messed 1 of 2 adjective as in confused lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness came home to find a messed basement with his tools scattered about Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance confused messy chaotic littered jumbled sloppy tumbled cluttered muddled filthy dirty tangled stained disarranged disarrayed disordered shaggy mussed wrinkled untidy disheveled nasty unkempt tousled rumpled knotted disorderly smudged blackened spotted mussy higgledy-piggledy topsy-turvy upside-down besmirched sullied neglected dishevelled snarled out of joint contaminated mucky unclean grimy pell-mell tainted soiled polluted at sixes and sevens begrimed cruddy dingy befouled draggled grubby grungy slovenly bedraggled foul defiled uncleanly uncombed bemired sloven hugger-mugger adulterated squalid neglectful grotty negligent dowdy sordid shabby frowsy slatternly sleazy frowzy seedy Antonyms & Near Antonyms cleaned neat ordered organized trim tidy orderly clean crisp tidied cleanly careful shipshape uncluttered kempt neatened immaculate systematic spotless regular stainless snug unsullied sparkling hygienic antiseptic systematized methodical meticulous finicky fussy unsoiled methodic fastidious well-ordered groomed combed bandbox spic-and-span manicured spick-and-span wholesome untainted unpolluted undefiled well-groomed taintless See More messed 2 of 2 verb past tense of mess as in interfered to interest oneself in what is not one's concern please don't mess with me while I'm trying to concentrate Synonyms & Similar Words interfered snooped poked meddled intervened intruded intermeddled obtruded butted in pried interloped nosed fooled interceded fiddled invaded mucked (about or around) tampered encroached trespassed played monkeyed infringed interposed chiseled (in) chiselled (in) barged (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms avoided ignored neglected disregarded shunned eschewed overlooked See More
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