Meaning

3 senses
  1. A mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; disorder).

  2. (obsolete)A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.

  3. (obsolete)A term of endearment.

More definitions
  • a state of confusion and disorderliness

Examples

1 sentences
  1. "Muß" is an old and incorrect way of writing of "muss".

    de„Muß“ ist eine alte und inkorrekte Schreibweise von „muss.“ — Adelpa

Origin

Related to mess (“disorder”). Compare Middle English mus (“a mouse”). See mouse.

Related to mess (“disorder”).

Compare Middle English mus (“a mouse”). See mouse.

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Forms

plural: musses
Singularmuss
Pluralmusses

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmussy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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