esl #english #idioms #slang #informal #verb

mess up {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal}

1. To cause trouble; to spoil something.

What did you have to mess up my accounts for?

1. To cause someone emotional trauma.

Sue will never get married; she got messed up when she was a teenager.

1. To beat up someone physically.

When Joe came in after the fight with the boys, he was all messed up. Categories: {informal} {slang} {v. phr.}