muss

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(mŭs) pronunciation
tr.v., mussed, muss·ing, muss·es.
To make messy or untidy; rumple.

n.
A state of disorder; a mess.

[Probably alteration of MESS.]

mussily muss'i·ly adv.
mussiness muss'i·ness n.
mussy muss'y adj.

verb

    To put (the hair or clothes) into a state of disarray. disarrange, dishevel, disorder, mess (up), rumple, tousle. See order/disorder.

noun

    A lack of order or regular arrangement: chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble. Slang snafu. See order/disorder.


n

Definition: disorder
Antonyms: order, organization

v

Definition: dishevel, disorder
Antonyms: fix up, order, organize

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bringe uorden, lave rod
n. - uorden, virvar

Nederlands (Dutch)
verknoeien, rommel, wanorde, gevecht

Français (French)
v. tr. - décoiffer, chiffonner, mettre la pagaille dans
n. - (US) pagaille

Deutsch (German)
v. - verwirren, zerknittern
n. - Durcheinander

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακατεύω, τα κάνω άνω κάτω, μπερδεύω
n. - (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) μπέρδεμα, μπουρδούκλωμα, ανακατωσούρα, κυκεώνας

Italiano (Italian)
arruffare, scompiglio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - bagunçar
n. - bagunça

Русский (Russian)
путаница, ссора, приводить в беспорядок, запутывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desordenar, arrugar, chafar
n. - desorden, riña

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - röra till
n. - virrvarr

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使混乱, 混乱

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使混亂
n. - 混亂

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 법석으로 만들다
n. - 법석

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 混乱, 口論, 騒動
v. - めちゃくちゃにする, 乱す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلخبط, يكركب (الاسم) لخبطه, كركبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פרע, עשה אי-סדר‬
n. - ‮אי-סדר, אנדרולומוסיה‬


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