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mess up

  1. make something untidy or dirty.
    "you've messed up my beautiful carpet"
  2. mishandle a situation.
    "he singled out the healthcare fiasco as an example of how the government has messed up"
  3. cause someone emotional or psychological problems.
    "it messed me up because I was too young to understand"

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phrasal verb. messed up; messing up; messes up. informal. : to make a mistake : to do something incorrectly.
to spoil or damage something, or to do something wrong or badly: I messed up my chances of becoming a great singer.
1. phrasal verb. If you mess something up or if you mess up, you cause something to fail or be spoiled. [informal]
Mess-up definition: a blunder; state of confusion; mix-up.. See examples of MESS-UP used in a sentence.
/mɛs əp/ · verb. make a mess of, destroy or ruin. synonyms: ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, butcher, flub, ...
5 days ago · MESSED UP meaning: 1. unhappy and emotionally confused: 2. unhappy and emotionally confused: 3. unhappy and…. Learn more.
1. : to make mistakes when one is doing or making (something) He messed up the speech. I messed up my first attempt and had to try again. 2.