Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun British Something badly botched or muddled.
- transitive verb To make a mess{5} of; to confuse, disorder, or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb.
- transitive verb To botch{3}; to bungle.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun something badly botched or muddled
- verb make a mess of or create disorder in
- verb make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- verb disturb the smoothness of
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Examples
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He carries the can for the complete mess-up of the early inquiry.
News of the World hires QC involved in botched hacking inquiry 2011
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After every major Republican mess-up and electoral loss the “read conservatives” get together and explain why Failed Officeholder X was not a “real conservative”.
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"But there are consequences for any mess-up that we have in life, and that's one of them," the governor told Columbia-based WVOC radio.
Sanford: It's 'hard' living alone in governor's mansion 2009
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You could also play games or mess-up in Paint and that was because the PC was able to do all that.
Singing A New Song SVGL 2009
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Any mess-up at the beginning can really hurt you at the end.
Sprinter Finds Balance at 'Ballistic Speed' Jason Chow 2011
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"But there are consequences for any mess-up that we have in life, and that's one of them," the governor told Columbia-based WVOC radio.
Sanford: It's 'hard' living alone in governor's mansion 2009
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(There had been a mess-up with the USA Today's reporting, which had the salaries falling, but that was soon cleared up.)
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“I need this like I need a hole in my head,” my dad says as he puts the letter down on the table and then puts his own head in his hands, and I feel really sorry I am so much of a mess-up.
Milo Alan Silberberg 2010
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“I need this like I need a hole in my head,” my dad says as he puts the letter down on the table and then puts his own head in his hands, and I feel really sorry I am so much of a mess-up.
Milo Alan Silberberg 2010
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(There had been a mess-up with the USA Today's reporting, which had the salaries falling, but that was soon cleared up.)
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