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mess up

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mess up

transitive intransitive slang

(transitive) To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. / (transitive) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.

Japanese Meaning

台無しにする / 混乱させる / ごちゃごちゃにする / 失敗させる

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If you mess up the presentation, we might lose the client.

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もしあなたがプレゼンテーションを台無しにしたら、私たちはクライアントを失うかもしれません。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.

The afternoon breeze messed up my hair.

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Sense（2）

The change messed something up, and it's not working anymore.

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Sense（3）

(transitive) To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

Well, I messed up my solo, but otherwise it was a good concert.

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Sense（4）

(intransitive) To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.

He has a hard time getting started because he's afraid he'll mess up.

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Sense（5）

(transitive) To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.

Stop bumping me! You keep messing me up!

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Sense（6）

(transitive) To damage; injure.

He messed up his elbow at the track meet.

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Sense（7）

(transitive, slang) To manhandle; beat up; rough up.

Her brother's friends messed him up a little after he cheated on her.

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Sense（8）

(transitive, slang) To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.

That girl totally messed me up, man. I'm not sure who I am anymore.

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messes up

（ present singular third-person ）

messing up

（ participle present ）

messed up

（ participle past ）

messed up

（ past ）

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