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| NOUN: | 1. Slang. A ruinous state of disorder: botch, foul-up, mess, muddle, shambles. Informal : hash. Slang : screwup. See CORRECT, ORDER. 2. Slang. A lack of order or regular arrangement: chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble. See ORDER. | | VERB: | 1. Slang. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. Informal : bollix up, muck up. Slang : blow1, goof up, louse up, screw up. Idioms: make a muck of. See CORRECT, HELP. 2. Slang. To put into total disorder: ball up, confuse, disorder, jumble, mess up, muddle, scramble, snarl2. Idioms: play havoc with. See ORDER.
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