mess (m s)n. 1. A disorderly or dirty accumulation, heap, or jumble: left a mess in the yard. 2. a. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty condition: The kitchen was a mess. b. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition; a muddle: With divorce and bankruptcy proceedings pending, his personal life was in a mess. c. One that is in such a condition: clothes that were a mess after painting the ceiling; made a mess of their marriage. 3. a. An amount of food, as for a meal, course, or dish: cooked up a mess of fish. b. A serving of soft, semiliquid food: a mess of porridge. 4. a. A group of people, usually soldiers or sailors, who regularly eat meals together. b. Food or a meal served to such a group: took mess with the enlistees. c. A mess hall. v. messed, mess·ing, mess·es v.tr. 1. To make disorderly or soiled; clutter or foul: a puppy that still messes the floor. 2. To botch; bungle. v.intr. Phrasal Verbs: 1. To cause or make a mess. 2. To use or handle something carelessly; fiddle: messed with the blender until he broke it. 3. To intrude; interfere: messing in the neighbors' affairs. 4. To take a meal in a military mess. mess around Informal 1. To pass time in aimless puttering. 2. To associate casually or playfully: liked to mess around with pals on days off. 3. Informal To be sexually unfaithful. mess up 1. Informal To make a mistake, especially from nervousness or confusion: messed up and dropped the ball. 2. Slang To beat up; manhandle: got messed up in a brawl. [Middle English mes, course of a meal, food, group of people eating together, from Old French, from Late Latin missus, from Latin, past participle of mittere, to place.] |
mess
Noun
1. a state of untidiness or confusion, esp. a dirty or unpleasant one: the house was in a mess
2. a confused and difficult situation; muddle: the firm is in a terrible financial mess
3. Informal a dirty or untidy person or thing: there was a nasty burnt mess in the saucepan
4. a building providing catering, and sometimes recreation, facilities for service personnel
5. a group of service personnel who regularly eat together
6. Old-fashioned a portion of soft or runny food: a mess of pottage
Verb
(of service personnel) to eat in a group
Mess a confused mixture; a group of four; a group of people who regularly eat together; the quantity of milk at one milking; a quantity of food; a haul of fish. Also, officers’ mess, sergeants’ mess, etc.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mess - a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" |
| 2. | mess - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" | |
| 3. | mess - soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge" aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body | |
| 4. | mess - a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel | |
| 5. |  mess - a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relaxdining room, dining-room - a room used for dining officer's mess - a mess for the exclusive use of officers training table - planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall) armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 6. |  mess - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, muckle, passel, peck, mickle, mint, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, mountain, pile, plenty, mass, batch, heap, deal, flock, pot, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation | |
| Verb | 1. | mess - eat in a mess hall armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" |
| 2. | mess - make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room" |
mess
noun 1. untidiness, disorder, confusion, chaos, turmoil, litter, clutter, disarray, jumble, disorganization, grot (slang) dirtiness
noun 2. shambles, botch, hash, cock-up Brit. (slang) state, bodge (informal) pig's breakfast (informal)
noun 3. difficulty, dilemma, plight, spot (informal) hole (informal) fix (informal) jam (informal) hot water (informal) stew (informal) mix-up, muddle, pickle (informal) uphill S. African predicament, deep water, perplexity, tight spot, imbroglio, fine kettle of fish (informal)
mess about or around
1. potter about, dabble, amuse yourself, footle (informal) fool about or around, muck about or around (informal) play about or around
mess something up
1. botch, bungle, make a hash of (informal) make a nonsense of, make a pig's ear of (informal) cock something up Brit. (slang) muck something up Brit. (slang) muddle something up
mess with something or someone interfere with, play with, fiddle with (informal) tamper with, tinker with, meddle with
Translations
mess [mɛs] n → confusión f [of objects] → revoltijo (= tangle); lío;
(MIL) → comedor m;
mess about or around with vt fus (col) (= play with); divertirse con: (= handle); manosear
mess [mɛs] n → désordre m, fouillis m, pagaille f (= muddle) (of life) → gâchis m: (of economy) → pagaille f (= dirt); saleté f;
mess about or around with vt fus (inf) → chambarder, tripoter
mess [mɛs] n → Durcheinander nt;
(dirt) → Dreck m;
(Mil) → Kasino nt;
to be in a mess (untidy) → unordentlich sein;
(in difficulty) → in Schwierigkeiten stecken;
to get o.s. in a mess → in Schwierigkeiten geraten
mess about mess (inf) vi (fool around) → herumalbern
mess about with mess (inf) vt fus (play around with) → herumfummeln an +dat
mess around mess (inf) vi = mess about
mess around with mess (inf) vt fus = mess about with
mess up mess vt → durcheinanderbringen;
(dirty) → verdrecken
mess [mɛs] n → confusione f; disordine m;
(fig) → pasticcio;
(MIL) → mensa;
mess about, mess around vi (col) → trastullarsi
mess about or around with vt fus (col) → gingillarsi con [+ plans]; fare un pasticcio di
n mess [mes]
a state of disorder or confusion; an untidy, dirty or unpleasant sight or muddle This room is in a terrible mess!; She looked a mess; The spilt food made a mess on the carpet. gemors فَوْضى бъркотия nepořádek; zmatek; špína rod; griseri das Durcheinander ακαταστασία, ανακατωσούρα, μπλέξιμο desastre, enredo, lío segadus اشفته sekasotku désordre, gâchis לִכלוּך, בָּלָגָן भोजनालय zbrka rendetlenség; piszok kekalutan drasl; óreiða confusione, disordine 混乱 혼잡, 엉망, 더러움 netvarka, maišatis, kas netvarkingas/suteptas juceklis; nekārtība; netīrība kucar kacir rotzooi rot, uorden, virvar nieład, bałagan confusão. dezordine; murdărie беспорядок;грязь neporiadok; špina nered nered röra, oreda, smörja สภาพรกรุงรัง karışıklık; kir, pislik 混亂 безладдя, безлад بے ترتیبی tình trạng hỗn độn 混乱
v
(withwith) to meddle, or to have something to do with She's always messing with the television set. rondvroetel, rondmors تَتَدَخَّل забърквам се babrat se (s), vrtat se (v) rode med herumpfuschen ανακατεύομαι desordenar (millessegi) nina toppima, tegemist olema شلوغ کاری کردن sotkeutua, olla tekemisissä tripoter לְהִתעַסֵק pokvariti piszkál vmit campur tangan blanda sér í (e-ð); fikta í trafficare いじくる 더럽히다, 엉망으로 만들다 kišti nagus prie, prasidėti su noņemties, ķēpāties campur tangan knoeien fikle med, forkludre grzebać mexer a avea treabă (cu) возиться hrať sa delati zmešnjavo napraviti nered pillra på, kladda med, lägga sig i ก้าวก่าย oynamak, kurcalamak 擺弄 робити розгардіяш چھیڑ چھاڑ کرنا làm rối; làm bẩn 摆弄
adj messy
dirty a messy job. morsige غَيْر مُرَتَّب، مُتَّسِم بالقَذارَه мръсен špinavý beskidt schmutzig βρόμικος, μπελαλίδικος sucio räpane کثیف sotkuinen sale מְלוּכלַך फैला हुआ neuredan mocskos kotor sóðalegur sporco, (che fa sporcare) きたない 더러운, 너절한 nešvarus, netvarkingas netīrs; ķēpīgs kotor vies snusket, sølet, griset brudny sujo murdar, împuţit грязный špinavý umazan prljav smutsig, kladdig ซึ่งไม่เรียบร้อยและสกปรก pis, kirli, karmakarışık 骯臟的 неохайний; брудний خراب، گندہ bẩn thỉu 肮脏的
adv messily
morsend بِقَذاره، بِفَوْضى мръсно nepořádně beskidt schmutzig βρόμικα, μπελαλίδικα con poco esmero, descuidadamente räpakalt با بهم ریختگی suttuisasti avec désordre בְּצוּרָה מְלוּכלֶכֶת गंदे तरीके से neuredno piszkosan berantakan sóðalega disordinatamente 混乱して 더럽게, 엉망으로 netvarkingai nekārtīgi, juceklīgi dengan kotor slordig snusket; rotet niechlujnie confusamente dezordonat; murdar грязно neporiadne neurejeno neuredno smutsigt, kladdigt อย่างไม่เป็นระเบียบ karmakarışık şekilde 雜亂地 неохайно ابتری سے bừa bộn 杂乱地
n messiness
morsigheid فَوْضى мрсотия nepořádek rod; snusk die Schmutzigkeit ακαταστασία desorden segadus در هم وبرهمی sekaisuus désordre עִרבּוּביָה गंदगी zbrkanost piszkos/mocskos volta vminek keadaan berantakan sóðaskapur; óreiða disordine 混乱 더러움, 난잡함 netvarkingumas nekārtība, juceklis kekotoran viesheid, slordigheid snusk; virvar, rot niechlujstwo sujeira dezordine; murdărie грязь neporiadok nered neurednost röra, oreda, smutsighet ความไม่เป็นระเบียบ pislik 混亂 неохайність افرا تفری sự hỗn độn 混乱
n mess-up
a muddle or state of confusion There has been a mess-up in the timetable. deurmekaarspul حالة مِن الفَوْضى каша zmatek uorden das Durcheinander μπέρδεμα lío, follón, enredo segadus بر فراز sekaannus gâchis בָּלָגָן खराब करना, गंदा करना zbrka zűr(zavar) kekacauan klúður pasticcio 混乱 혼란, 엉망이 된 것 painiava, maišalynė juceklis salah faham warboel misforståelse, rot bałagan confusão încurcătură неразбериха, путаница zmätok zmešnjava zbrka trassel, röra ทำให้ยุ่งเหยิง karışıklık 混亂 плутанина گڑبڑ tình trạng hỗn loạn 混乱
make a mess of
1 to make dirty, untidy or confused The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden. gemors gemaak يُسَبِّب الفَوضى والقَذارَه изцапвам zaneřádit, zmazat lave svineri; lave uorden ruinieren άνω κάτω τα κάνω ensuciar, desordenar segi ajama الوده کردن pilata, sotkea salir, gâcher לְלַכלֵך, לְבַלגֵן चौपट कर देना, सत्यानाश कर देना unerediti bepiszkít, feldúl mengotorkan setja á annan endann; sóða (út) rovinare めちゃくちゃにする 엉망으로 만들다 subjauroti, padaryti netvarką sajaukt; piegružot mengotorkan verknoeien grise til; rote til nabrudzić, zrobić bałagan estragar a face murdărie în (за)пачкать; напугать zašpiniť narediti zmešnjavo upropastiti smutsa (söla, kladda) ner ทำให้สกปรก altüst etmek 把...搞亂 зіпсувати کام بگاڑنا làm bẩn 把...搞乱
2 to do badly He made a mess of his essay. verbrou يَعْمَل بِصورةٍ سَيِّئَه справям се зле zhudlařit, zbabrat ødelægge verpfuschen τα κάνω θάλασσα estropear valmis vusserdama اشفته کردن tunaroida gâcher לְפַשֵל गड़बड़-सड़बड़ कर देना pokvariti elront, eltol vmit mengerjakan dengan buruk klúðra fare un pasticcio ～をしくじる 형편없이 하다 blogai padaryti, sugadinti sabojāt; saputrot melakukan dengan teruk verknoeien ødelegge, klusse til spartaczyć fazer uma porcaria a da rasol (cu) испортить zbabrať pokvariti zabrljati misslyckas med ทำอย่างลวก ๆ berbat etmek 把...弄糟 напсувати ستیاناس کرنا làm cẩu thả 把...弄糟
3 to spoil or ruin (eg one's life) He made a mess of his life by drinking too much. opgemors يُفْسِد العَمَل провалям zpackat (si) ødelægge; ruinere verpfuschen καταστρέφω arruinar, estropear ära vussima ضایع کردن pilata gâcher “לְחַרבֵּש” सत्यानाश कर देना upropastiti eltol, elront vmit merusak klúðra rovinare 台なしにする (인생을) 망치다 sugadinti, sugriauti sabojāt, sagandēt merosakkan verknoeien ødelegge, spolere zmarnować, zepsuć arruinar a strica, a rata загубить zbabrať (si) uničiti upropastiti fördärva, ställa till det för sig ทำให้เสีย (ด้วยความประมาท) berbat etmek, mahvetmek 毀掉 зіпсувати برباد کرنا làm hại 毁掉
mess about/around
1 to behave in a foolish or annoying way The children were shouting and messing about. rondspeel يَتَصَرَّف بِصورةٍ حَمْقاء ومُزْعِجَه държа се глупаво skotačit fjolle rundt herumpfuschen κάνω χαζομάρες fastidiar, molestar vallatlema شلوغ کردن riehua chahuter, embêter לְשַׂחֵק, לִצחוֹק आवारा घूमना, इधर-उधर के काम करना tratiti vrijeme rendetlenkedik mengacau fíflast (fare lo stupido) ふざけ回る 성가시게 굴다 išdykauti blēņoties; maisīties pa kājām mengacau herrie maken rote/drive omkring bawić się fazer confusão a-şi face de cap валять дурака šantiť razgrajati izmotavati se bråka, larva sig พูดหรือกระทำโง่ ๆ (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) dolaşmak 瞎搗亂 шкодити پریشانی کا سبب بننا làm việc cẩu thả 瞎捣乱
2 to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess I love messing about in the kitchen. bak en brou يَعْمَل بصورةٍ فَوضَويَّه мотая се kutit gå og rode herumpfuschen ψευτοδουλεύω, παίζω gandulear jändama در هم و برهم häärätä bricoler לְהִתבַּטֵל समय गंवाना dangubiti babrál kerja secara iseng dunda, dútla trafficare だらだらする 장난삼아 ...하다, 시간을 보내다 kuistis []ņemties melengah-lengahkan knoeien sysle, drive med bałaganić, szaleć mexer a drege, a repara возиться kutiť brkljati petljati se stöka, pillra med ใช้เวลาไม่คุ้มค่า (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) uğraşmak, oynamak 混日子 порпатися بے ربط غیر منظم طور پر عمل کرنا làm rối tung lên 混日子
3 (withwith) to meddle or interfere with Who's been messing about with my papers? meng in يَتَدخَّل في пипам motat se okolo rode med; pille ved herumpfuschen ανακατεύομαι desarreglar, desordenar tuhnima الوده کردن penkoa déranger לִגרוֹם לְאִי-סֶדֶר, לְבָלגֵן šeprtljiti „szórakozik” vmivel mengacak-acak fikta við mettere in disordine いじくる 만지작거리다 naršyti jaukties menyelerakkan rommelen in fikle med, rote i/med bawić się, grzebać (w) mexer com a se amesteca, a-şi băga nasul рыться motať sa okolo vtikati se petljati kladda (tafsa) på เข้าไปเกี่ยวข้อง karıştırmak, kurcalamak 弄亂，干涉 влазити مداخلت کرنا یا چھیڑ چھاڑ کرنا can thiệp 弄乱
4 to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion The wind messed her hair about. deurmekaar maak يَجْعَلُه عَديم التَّرتيب، يَنْعَفُ разстройвам rozcuchat lave uorden i; ødelægge verwirren ανακατώνω alborotar segi ajama بهم ریخته کردن sekoittaa chambarder לְבָלגֵן spetljati összekócol merusak rugla mettere in disordine 乱す 어지럽히다 suvelti sajaukt; izjaukt kusut masai in de war maken rote til, bringe i uorden bałaganić, potargać desarranjar a răvăşi приводить в беспорядок rozstrapatiť spraviti v nered pokvariti trassla till ทำให้ไม่เป็นระเบียบ dağıtmak 搞亂 порушувати اتھل پتھل کرنا làm rối 搞乱
mess up
to spoil; to make a mess of Don't mess the room up! deurmekaar maak يُفْسِد، يُسَبِّب الفَوْضى разхвърлям obrátit vzhůru nohama lave uorden i in Unordnung bringen χαλώ, λερώνω, αναστατώνω desordenar, ensuciar segi ajama سر هم بندی کردن sotkea gâcher, mettre en désordre לְבָלגֵן गड़बड़ी करना unerediti elront; rendetlenséget csinál vhol membuat berantakan setja á annan endann, umturna mettere in disordine 散らかす 더럽히다, 엉망으로 만들다 priteršti, sujaukti radīt nekārtību, piegružot mengotorkan rommelig maken ødelegge, ramponere; rote til doprowadzić do bałaganu desarrumar a întoarce cu fundul în sus; a strica портить; пачкать obrátiť hore nohami razmetati unerediti stöka till, smutsa ner ทำให้สูญเสียโดยประมาท kirletmek, altını üstüne getirmek 搞亂 робити розгардіяш, рейвах برباد کرنا làm lộn xộn 搞乱
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