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messing up

VERB

disorder, dirty

Synonyms

WEAK

befoul besmirch bobble bollix botch bungle clutter confuse damage derange destroy disarrange discompose dishevel disorganize disturb foul goof up gum up jumble litter louse up muddle pollute ruin rummage scramble screw up smear soil spoil unsettle upset

Antonyms

WEAK

arrange order organize tidy

Example Sentences

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messing up

I kept messing up and saying that when we started working on the show, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"The shares have been going up so radically it keeps messing up my life plans - you really can't know the future, so it's better to sell early and in intervals."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Brokers have the option to buy an additional 83.3 million shares as part of a standard overallotment option to help balance supply and demand, messing up the nine fives.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Brands are terrified of messing up their relationships with the youngest adult consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

He wouldn’t ever trust me until I proved myself otherwise—and after my slip in messing up the color of the SUV, that was likely to be half past never.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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