Definition & Meaning of "mess up"

to mess up

[phrase form: mess]

to make a mistake or error, causing a situation or task to become disorganized, confused, or unsuccessful

to make a place untidy or disorganized

to disrupt or disturb the orderliness of a situation, process, or arrangement

to disrupt or cause someone to make mistakes in a task by being distracting or displaying annoying behavior

to severely affect someone's mental and emotional well-being

to cause someone harm through physical violence

Example

The new employee sometimes messes up the data entry tasks.

He messed up the calculations, resulting in financial discrepancies.

Last week, they messed up the order, causing confusion among customers.

If you don't pay attention, you might mess up the experiment.

I accidentally used salt instead of sugar and completely messed up the cake recipe.

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