Meaning of mess In English

• 0 Mess or a mess is something or someone that looks dirty or untidy:

  • He makes a terrible mess when he's cooking.

  • UK Jem's house is always in a mess.

  • Go and clean up that mess in the kitchen.

  • UK Freddy can't stand mess.

  • mainly UK I look a mess - I can't go out like this!

  • My hair's such a mess today!

  • Fido left another mess on the carpet.

• 1 a situation that is full of problems:

  • She said that her life was a mess.

  • I got myself into a mess by telling a lie.

  • The company's finances are in a mess.

  • After the divorce he was a real mess and started drinking too much.

  • I made a real mess of my final exams.

  • I gave Jim very clear instructions, but he still managed to make a mess of it.

• 2 a room or building in which members of the armed forces have their meals or spend their free time:

  • The captain was having breakfast in the mess hall.

  • They spent their evenings in the officers' mess, drinking and playing cards.

• 3 to make something untidy:

  • Don't you dare mess my hair!

  • The neighbour's dog has messed on our lawn again!

• 4 a condition of disorder and confusion, or something in that condition:

  • They left the kitchen a mess.

  • We sat in traffic for two hours while they cleaned up the mess from the accident.

  • The puppy’s made a mess on the dining room rug.

  • Traffic was a mess.

• 5 a room or building in which members of the military eat their meals:

  • the officers’ mess