mess (**메**스) — a dirty or untidy state of things or of a place
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a dirty or untidy state of things or of a place
Pronunciation (IPA): /mes/
Korean meaning: 지저분하거나 어수선한 상태
Korean pronunciation: **메**스
Example Sentences
- My life is such a mess that even my GPS gave up on me.
- She made a mess of the presentation and lost the client.
- Stop messing around and focus on your studies!
mess
NOUN//mes//
a dirty or untidy state of things or of a place
💡 Concept
A teenager surveys the complete mess covering his bedroom floor
🎵 Rhyme
A messy room brings stress, wrinkled dress!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/mes/
🇬🇧 UK/mes/
🌳Etymology
Rootmess
Origin
14세기 고대 프랑스어 'mes'(음식 한 접시)에서 유래되었습니다. 원래는 군대에서 함께 식사하는 그룹을 의미했는데, 식사 후 지저분해진 모습에서 '엉망'이라는 의미가 파생되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
lessstressdresspressguess
less
stress
dress
press
guess
🔗Collocations
make a mess
clean up the mess
mess around
mess with
hot mess
mess up
bloody mess
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My life is such a mess that even my GPS gave up on me.”
“She made a mess of the presentation and lost the client.”
“Stop messing around and focus on your studies!”
😄 Fun example
“The kitchen was such a mess after the cooking show that they needed a hazmat team.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
chaosdisorderconfusionmuddleshambles
Antonyms
orderorganizationtidiness
Related
messydisorganizeclutterjumble
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