mussed

mʌst

Definition of mussed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

untidy

not neat or tidy, often used for hair

Her hair looked mussed after the windy walk.
His mussed appearance suggested he had just woken up.
The child's mussed clothes showed he'd been playing outside.

disheveled

unkempt

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Origin of mussed

English, muss (disorder)

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French:décoiffé, ...
German:zerzaust, ...
Italian:arruffato, ...
Spanish:despeinado, ...
Portuguese:despenteado, ...
Chinese:凌乱的, ...
Japanese:乱れた, ...
Arabic:مُشَعْث, ...
Hebrew:פָּרוּעַ, ...
Russian:взъерошенный, ...
Ukrainian:розпатланий, ...
Hindi:बिखरा हुआ, ...
Bengali:অগোছালো, ...
Catalan:desordenat, ...
Czech:rozcuchaný, ...
Danish:pjusket, ...
Dutch:verward, ...
Greek:ακατάστατος, ...
Hungarian:kócos, ...
Khmer:រញ៉េរញ៉ៃ, ...
Korean:헝클어진, ...
Persian:آشفته, ...
Polish:potargany, ...
Portuguese (BR):despenteado, ...
Romanian:ciufulit, ...
Swedish:rufsigt, ...
Thai:ยุ่งเหยิง, ...
Turkish:dağınık, ...
Vietnamese:bù xù, ...

muss

mʌs

Definition of muss - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

disorder

make something untidy or messy

She mussed her hair before the photo.

dishevel

tousle

grooming

rumple or tousle something, especially hair

He mussed his son's hair playfully.

dishevel

ruffle

tousle

Noun

disorder

state of disorder or mess

After the party, the room was a complete muss..

clutter

disarray

mess

affection

Dated

old-fashioned term of endearment

Dated

He called her 'muss' affectionately.

darling

sweetheart

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Expressions with muss

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muss up

make untidy or messy

She mussed up the papers on the desk..

in a muss

adv.

in a messy or disorganized way

The papers were left in a muss on the desk.

Origin of muss

Latin, mus (mouse)

Examples of muss in a sentence

Don't muss the bed after I've made it.
She mussed her hair before the photo.
The wind mussed his carefully styled hair.
The kitchen was in a muss after cooking.
His desk is always in a muss.
He whispered 'muss' to her during the dance.

She smiled when he called her 'muss' in the letter.

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French:décoiffer, désordre, ...
German:zerzausen, Unordnung, ...
Italian:scompigliare, disordine, ...
Spanish:revolver, desorden, ...
Portuguese:despentear, desordem, ...
Chinese:弄乱, 混乱, ...
Japanese:乱す, 混乱, ...
Arabic:بَعْثَرَ, فَوضى, ...
Hebrew:לְבַלְגֵּן, בָּלָגָן, ...
Russian:взъерошить, беспорядок, ...
Ukrainian:розтріпати, безлад, ...
Hindi:अस्त-व्यस्त करना, गड़बड़ी, ...
Bengali:অগোছালো করা, অগোছালো অবস্থা, ...
Catalan:desordenar, desordre, ...
Czech:rozcuchat, nepořádek, ...
Danish:rode, rod, ...
Dutch:verrommelen, rommel, ...
Greek:ανακατεύω, ακαταστασία, ...
Hungarian:összekócolni, felfordulás, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យរញ៉េរញ៉ៃ, ភាពរញ៉េរញ៉ៃ, ...
Korean:헝클어뜨리다, 엉망, ...
Persian:به هم ریخت, بی نظمی, ...
Polish:potargać, bałagan, ...
Portuguese (BR):bagunçar, desordem, ...
Romanian:a ciufuli, dezordine, ...
Swedish:rufsa till, oordning, ...
Thai:ทำให้ยุ่ง, ความยุ่งเหยิง, ...
Turkish:dağıtmak, karmaşa, ...
Vietnamese:làm rối, sự lộn xộn, ...

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