mess

Definition

  • n. a state of confusion and disorderliness
  • n. soft semiliquid food
  • n. a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
  • n. a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

Word forms

Present participle
messing
Past participle
messed
Past tense
messed
Third person singular
messes

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The kitchen was a complete mess after the party.

  2. vt.

    I really messed up my presentation by forgetting the main points.

  3. vi.

    If you keep making these mistakes, you will end up in a mess.