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Synonyms & Related Wordsmess up[verb]Synonyms: disorder, derange, disarrange, discompose, disorganize, disturb, jumble, rummage, unsettle, upset
[noun]Synonyms: mess, botch, botchery, hash, mix-up, muddle, mull, muss, shambles
Related Words: damage,
mar,
ruin,
spoil,
muck,
mucker,
muff
English Thesaurus: bitter, sharp, sour, acidic, tangy, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionarymess up phrasal verb informal (
see also mess)
1. mess something ↔ up to spoil or ruin something, especially something important or something that has been carefully planned:
It took me ages to get this right – I don’t want some idiot to mess it up. She felt she’d messed up her whole life.2. mess something ↔ up to make something dirty or untidy:
Who messed up the kitchen?3. to make a mistake and do something badly:
I think I messed up on the last question.mess something ↔ up It doesn’t matter if you mess it up, you can always try again.4. mess somebody ↔ up to make someone have emotional or mental problems:
I messed up my kids.5. mess somebody ↔ up American English informal to hurt someone especially by hitting them
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Thesaurusbitter having a strong sharp taste that is not sweet, like black coffee without sugar - used especially about chocolate, medicine etc:
The dessert is made with a slightly bitter chocolate. Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste. The medicine tasted bitter. As the lettuce gets older, the leaves become more bitter.sharp having a taste that makes your tongue sting slightly:
Rhubarb has quite a sharp taste. The cheese has a pleasing colour and a pleasantly sharp flavour.sour having a usually unpleasant sharp acid taste, like the taste of a lemon, or a fruit that is not ready to be eaten – used especially about fruit, or about liquids that have gone bad:
Some people say that the purpose of the lemon’s sour taste is to stop the fruit being eaten by animals. Rachel sampled the wine. It was sour.acidic very sour – used especially about liquids or things made with fruits such as oranges, lemons, or grapes:
Some fruit juices taste a bit acidic.tangy having a taste that is pleasantly strong or sharp, and that often tastes a little sweet as well:
The ribs are cooked in a tangy barbecue sauce.tart having a taste that lacks sweetness – used especially about fruit such as apples, which you need to add sugar to:
The pudding had rather a tart flavour. The trees were covered with tart wild plums.spoil to have a bad effect on something so that it is much less attractive, enjoyable etc:
New housing developments are spoiling the countryside. The bad weather completely spoiled our holiday.ruin to spoil something completely and permanently:
Using harsh soap to wash your face can ruin your skin. The argument ruined the evening for me.mar written to spoil something by making it less attractive or enjoyable:
His handsome Arab features were marred by a long scar across his face. Outbreaks of fighting marred the New Year celebrations.detract from something to slightly spoil something that is generally very good, beautiful, or impressive:
The huge number of tourists rather detracts from the city’s appeal. There were a few minor irritations, but this did not detract from our enjoyment of the holiday.undermine to spoil something that you have been trying to achieve:
The bombings undermined several months of careful negotiations.poison to spoil a close relationship completely, so that people can no longer trust each other:
Their marriage was poisoned by a terrible dark secret.mess something up informal to spoil something important or something that has been carefully planned:
If there’s any delay, it will mess up our whole schedule. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
spoil to have a bad effect on something so that it is much less attractive, enjoyable etc:
New housing developments are spoiling the countryside. The bad weather completely spoiled our holiday.ruin to spoil something completely and permanently:
Using harsh soap to wash your face can ruin your skin. The argument ruined the evening for me.mar written to spoil something by making it less attractive or enjoyable:
His handsome Arab features were marred by a long scar across his face. Outbreaks of fighting marred the New Year celebrations.detract from something to slightly spoil something that is generally very good, beautiful, or impressive:
The huge number of tourists rather detracts from the city’s appeal. There were a few minor irritations, but this did not detract from our enjoyment of the holiday.undermine to spoil something that you have been trying to achieve:
The bombings undermined several months of careful negotiations.sour to spoil a friendly relationship between people or countries:
The affair has soured relations between the UK and Russia.poison to spoil a close relationship completely, so that people can no longer trust each other:
Their marriage was poisoned by a terrible dark secret.mess something up informal to spoil something important or something that has been carefully planned:
If there’s any delay, it will mess up our whole schedule. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
Idiomsmess upcause trouble, spoil something
He messed up his chance to get a promotion by not making any effort during the year.
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
mess up v. phr.,
slang,
informal 1. To cause trouble; to spoil something.
What did you have to mess up my accounts for? 2. To cause someone emotional trauma.
Sue will never get married; she got messed up when she was a teenager. 3. To beat up someone physically.
When Joe came in after the fight with the boys, he was all messed up. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲