MESS


Meaning of MESS in English

(~es, ~ing, ~ed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

If you say that something is a ~ or in a ~, you think that it is in an untidy state.

The house is a ~...

Linda can’t stand ~.

N-SING: also no det

2.

If you say that a situation is a ~, you mean that it is full of trouble or problems. You can also say that something is in a ~.

I’ve made such a ~ of my life.

...the many reasons why the economy is in such a ~...

N-VAR

3.

A ~ is something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something.

I’ll clear up the ~ later.

N-VAR

4.

The ~ at a military base or military barracks is the building in which members of the armed forces can eat or relax.

...a party at the officers’ ~...

N-COUNT: usu sing

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