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What is another word for make a mess of?

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Contexts

To do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing

To make something more complex

To undo the arrangement of

Verb

To do badly, particularly to make a mess while doing

do something badly

make a Horlicks of

make a dog's dinner of

put a spanner in the works

make a nonsense of

make a pig's ear of

make a botch of

stumble through

be a blot on the landscape

bark up the wrong tree

be wide of the mark

put your foot in it

get things wrong

blot your copybook

get the wrong end of the stick

bring to naught

put the kibosh on

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“But when intellectuals decide to improve the world they inevitably make a mess of it.”

Verb

Ruin or foil

bring to naught

reduce to nothing

render ineffective

put the kibosh on

make of no use or value

play havoc with

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

bring to an end

cook someone's goose

upset the applecart

put a damper on

reduce to rubble

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

rain on someone's parade

wreak havoc with

put out of commission

put out of action

be the ruination of

bring to nought

put the skids under

seal the doom of

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Verb

To make something more complex

make more difficult

render uncertain

muddy the waters

make difficulties

make indistinct

make complicated

throw up smoke screen

muddy the waters of

cloud the issue

throw a veil over

become less sharp

make less distinct

become indistinct

render unintelligible

open can of worms

add fuel to fire

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Verb

To undo the arrangement of

bring into disorder

make disorderly

throw into disorder

throw into disarray

turn upside down

put out of place

throw into confusion

turn topsy-turvy

get out of order

make a shambles of

play havoc with

cause turmoil in

cause confusion in

get into a tangle

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

rattle one's cage

muddy the waters

upset the applecart

run one's fingers through

put out of order

make difficulties

make complicated

make more difficult

bring into disarray

throw into a state of disorganization

put in disarray

throw into chaos

change the order

turn inside-out

render unintelligible

open can of worms

add fuel to fire

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Nearby Words

make a mistake about

make a mockery of

make a monkey of

make a monkey out of

make amends for

make a meal for

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