mess

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
2. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) a large quantity or number
3. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable) excrement.
4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) a person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck

Verb

1. (often, transitive) To make untidy or dirty.
2. (often, transitive) To make untidy or dirty.
3. (often, transitive) To throw into disorder or to ruin.
4. (intransitive) To interfere.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To take meals with a mess.
2. (intransitive) To belong to a mess.
3. (intransitive) To eat (with others).
4. (transitive) To supply with a mess.

Concepten

zootje

rotzooi

klerezooi

zooi

troep

brij

pap

moes

rommel

puinhoop

mengsel

mis

morsen

schotel

spijs

verfomfaaien

verknoeien

voeder

voeding

🍽️

voedsel

🍽️

voer

wanorde

war

warboel

wirwar

nutriënt

voedingsstof

gepruts

vuiligheid

gebedsdienst

baaierd

brij

bende

chaos

dienst

eten

🍽️

hoop

in de war brengen

janboel

knoeiboel

knoeien

Synoniemen

disorder

muddle

confusion

chaos

jumble

disarray

muss

tangle

junk

turmoil

clutter

gruel

shambles

mush

messiness

mix-up

lot

raft

muck

mix up

bedlam

wad

disorganization

mess hall

batch

mess up

dishevel

sight

heap

mountain

⛰️

mass

stack

great deal

deal

pickle

pile

fix

good deal

filth

hatful

farrago

mussiness

pot

mint

muckle

confuse

disrupt

commotion

meals

mickle

Vertalingen

Durcheinander

confusione

disordine

desorden

désordre

lío

gâchis

Unordnung

confusion

fouillis

Schlamassel

pagaille

Messe

pasticcio

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/mɛs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: mes

Overgenomen van Oudengels: mēse

In summary

Perhaps a corruption of Middle English mesh (“mash”), compare muss, or derived from Etymology 2 "mixed foods, as for animals". Compare also Old English mes (“dung, excrement”).