Definitions
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To make a mess{5} of; to confuse, disorder, or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb.
- v. To botch{3}; to bungle.
- n. British Something badly botched or muddled.
WordNet 3.0
- v. make a mess of or create disorder in
- v. make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- v. disturb the smoothness of
- n. something badly botched or muddled
Examples
“You could also play games or mess-up in Paint and that was because the PC was able to do all that.”
“He carries the can for the complete mess-up of the early inquiry.”
The Guardian: News of the World hires QC involved in botched hacking inquiry
“But there are consequences for any mess-up that we have in life, and that's one of them," the governor told Columbia-based WVOC radio.”
“After every major Republican mess-up and electoral loss the “read conservatives” get together and explain why Failed Officeholder X was not a “real conservative”.”
“Any mess-up at the beginning can really hurt you at the end.”
The Wall Street Journal: Sprinter Finds Balance at 'Ballistic Speed'
“(There had been a mess-up with the USA Today's reporting, which had the salaries falling, but that was soon cleared up.)”
““I need this like I need a hole in my head,” my dad says as he puts the letter down on the table and then puts his own head in his hands, and I feel really sorry I am so much of a mess-up.”
“And FYI regarding the Pundit: when he learned about the mess-up with Xanga, he instead went for a link as a “Friend of the Network”.”
“May 15th, 2008 12: 06 pm ET sometime, I told me self, this country is too good, needs some mess-up.”
“As in politics, others will seize on any marketing mess-up to further their own agenda.”
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