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pronunciation:
mes
phrases:
mess around
,
mess up
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part of speech:
noun
definition:
a state of being dirty or not neat.
My room was a mess.
synonyms:
dirtiness
similar words:
litter
,
offensiveness
related words:
wreck
phrase:
mess around
phrase:
mess up
Word History
The word
mess
comes from an early French word that means "an amount of food put out at a meal."
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