mess

Meanings

• noun

  A state of disorder or confusion

  - "The room was in a terrible mess after the party."
  - "Can you please clean up this mess before I come in?"

• noun

  A dish consisting of various foods mixed together

  - "I love eating my mom's homemade spaghetti mess."
  - "Let's order a vegetarian mess for the whole table."

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Pronunciation

1. /mɛs/
   
   
   
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2. /mɛs/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with mess
ess , dress , less , stress , profess , caress

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Variants

List of all variants of mess that leads to same result
mess , messes , messed , messing , mess around , messed around , messes around , messing around , mess hall , mess halls , mess jacket , mess jackets , mess kit , mess kits , mess over , messed over , messes over , messing over , mess about , messed about , messes about , messing about , mess about with , mess about with (something) , mess about with something , mess around with , mess around with (something) , mess around with something

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Etymology

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Old French messe, from Latin missa, 'sent away,' from mittere, 'to send'. The word originally referred to the Eucharistic feast, but it came to mean any disorderly collection or mixture.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'mess' is often used in the military to refer to a group of soldiers.

2. In the 1960s, a popular toy called the 'Mess-O-Potamus' allowed children to create a 'mess' by mixing together different colored liquids.

3. The term 'mess' is also used in astronomy to describe a cloud of gas and dust that is in the process of forming a star.

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Related Concepts

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1. disorder: A state of confusion or chaos

2. chaos: A state of complete disorder and confusion

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Culture

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The term 'mess' has been used extensively in literature and art, often to convey a sense of chaos or disorder. In the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, the character Scout describes her brother Jem's room as a 'mess' that is a reflection of his wild and independent spirit. In music, the term 'jazz mess' was used in the 1940s to describe a style of jazz that was considered disorganized and chaotic.

How to Memorize "mess"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a room filled with clutter and disorder to remember the meaning of 'mess' as a state of disorder.
   - Visualize a bowl of mixed foods to remember the meaning of 'mess' as a dish.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'mess' with the feeling of chaos or disorder.
   - Associate the word 'mess' with a cluttered room or a disorganized kitchen.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'DISORDER' to remember the meaning of 'mess' as a state of disorder: Disorganized, Inconsistent, Sloppy, Orderless, Random, Excessive, Chaotic.

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