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mess

part of speech:	noun
definition:	a state of being dirty or not neat. My room was a mess. synonyms: dirtiness similar words: litter, offensiveness
related words:	batch, chaos, wreck

phrase:	mess around, mess up

Word History

The word mess comes from an early French word that means "an amount of food put out at a meal."

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