ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mess-up

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈmɛsˌʌp/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mess-up is a noun meaning (informal) A mistake or fiasco; something that has gone wrong.

Meaning

(informal) A mistake or fiasco; something that has gone wrong.

More Meanings

  1. (informal) A person who makes many mistakes.

Word Forms

Synonyms for mess-up

Depending on context, synonyms include muck-up, aberration, bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include balls-up, cockup, messup, fiasco, stuff-up, screwup.

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