verb · irregular · transitive · rare

mess up

mess up · messes up · messed up · messing up

псувати

провалиться, повредить

durcheinanderbringen, vermasseln, verpatzen, verpfuschen

To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or mussTo make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.

» It looks like I messed up.

Anscheinend habe ich Mist gebaut.

Похоже, я облажался.

Я, здається, сів у калюжу.

Я, здається, сіла в калюжу.

Meaning

8 senses

(transitive)To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.
The afternoon breeze messed up my hair.
durcheinanderbringen
make a mess of or create disorder in
(transitive)To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
The change messed something up, and it's not working anymore.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
(transitive)To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.
Well, I messed up my solo, but otherwise it was a good concert.
verpfuschen, vermurksen, verkorksen
(intransitive)To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.
He has a hard time getting started because he's afraid he'll mess up.
She messed up on her final exam.
vermasseln
провалитьсяprovalitʹsja
(transitive)To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.
Stop bumping me! You keep messing me up!
(transitive)To damage; injure.
He messed up his elbow at the track meet.
повредитьpovreditʹ
псуватиpsuvaty
(slang, transitive)To manhandle; beat up; rough up.
Her brother's friends messed him up a little after he cheated on her.
(slang, transitive)To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.
That girl totally messed me up, man. I'm not sure who I am anymore.
сбить с толкуsbitʹ s tolku

Examples

280 sentences

It looks like I messed up.
Я, здається, сів у калюжу.
ruПохоже, я облажался.
deAnscheinend habe ich Mist gebaut.
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Tom has messed up everything.
Том усе зіпсував.
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I knew you'd mess things up.
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Tom didn't want to mess up.
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I don't want to mess up.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to damage; injure:

Русский

By meaning 3

to make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly:

to damage; injure:

to throw into a state of mental disarray:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to make a mess of:

transitive: to botch, bungle:

to make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly:

Forms

messes up, messing up, messed up, messed up

Base form	mess up · to mess up
3rd person singular	messes up
Present participle	messing up
Past simple	messed up
Past participle	messed up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	mess up
he, she, it	messes up

Past simpleLesson

all persons

messed up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have messed up
he, she, it	has messed up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will mess up

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

29 synonyms

gumB2 foul up

make a physical mess of:fuck up

cause an error or problem in:jack up louse up screw up

Close in meaning

make a mess of or create disorder in:mess
disturb the smoothness of:ruffle ruffle up rumple
make a mess of, destroy or ruin:botch bodge bumble fumble botch up muff blow flub

Word family

3 related words

Relatedmessed up mess-up

Derivedunmessupable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb