mess

mess
noun
1》 a dirty or untidy state or condition.
    ↘euphemistic a domestic animal's excrement.
2》 a confused and problematic situation.
    ↘a person whose life is confused and full of problems.
3》 a place in which members of the armed forces take their meals.
4》 a portion of semi-liquid food.
5》 (a mess of) N. Amer. informal a large amount or quantity of.
verb
1》 make untidy or dirty.
    ↘(of a domestic animal) defecate.
    ↘make dirty by defecating.
2》 take one's meals with someone.
Phrasal verbs
mess about/around behave in a silly way.
↘occupy oneself in a pleasantly desultory way.
mess someone about/around Brit. informal cause someone problems.
mess up informal mishandle a situation.
mess someone up informal cause someone psychological problems.
mess something up informal handle something ineptly.
mess with informal interfere with.
Origin
ME: from OFr. mes 'portion of food', from late L. missum 'something put on the table', past participle of mittere 'send, put'.

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