mess
noun
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition.
messed
Example Sentences
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“As you watch the series, he kept changing it! It’s not the same song in every episode and he messed with it on purpose,” explains Lorre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
It’s going to be easier for people who messed up on their taxes to get back in the good graces of the IRS.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
This was one of the ways in which Masi messed up in Abu Dhabi.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Because her whole life, she’s been told, ‘You’re wrong, you’ve messed up, you’ve got things wrong.’
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
As if it’s not messed up enough for my mother to be marrying some dude who is not my dad, now I have to swallow another stepparent.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
