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to mess up
[phrase form: mess]
01
to make a mistake or error, causing a situation or task to become disorganized, confused, or unsuccessful
02
to make a place untidy or disorganized
03
to disrupt or disturb the orderliness of a situation, process, or arrangement
04
to disrupt or cause someone to make mistakes in a task by being distracting or displaying annoying behavior
05
to severely affect someone's mental and emotional well-being
06
to cause someone harm through physical violence
Example
The new employee sometimes messes up the data entry tasks.
They messed up the schedule by double-booking appointments.
He messed up the calculations, resulting in financial discrepancies.
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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