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mess in Arabic

فَوْضَى fawḍā

/mɛs/

mess in Arabic: فَوْضَى (fawḍā), اِخْتِلَاط (iḵtilāṭ), اِرْتِبَاك (irtibāk), اِضْطِرَاب (iḍṭirāb). In English, mess means a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation.

Arabic words for mess

confusion of things
فَوْضَى fawḍā, اِخْتِلَاط iḵtilāṭ, اِرْتِبَاك irtibāk, اِضْطِرَاب iḍṭirāb

English meaning of mess

  1. noun A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation.
  2. noun A large quantity or number.
  3. noun Excrement.
  4. noun A person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck.

Full definition of mess

mess in a sentence

  • He made a mess of it.
  • My bedroom is such a mess; I need to tidy up.
  • My boss dumped a whole mess of projects on my desk today.

Synonyms of mess

All synonyms of mess

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Questions about mess in Arabic

What is the meaning of mess in Arabic?
Mess in Arabic is فَوْضَى (fawḍā), اِخْتِلَاط (iḵtilāṭ), اِرْتِبَاك (irtibāk), اِضْطِرَاب (iḍṭirāb).
ما معنى كلمة mess؟
Mess: فَوْضَى (fawḍā), اِخْتِلَاط (iḵtilāṭ), اِرْتِبَاك (irtibāk), اِضْطِرَاب (iḍṭirāb).
What does mess mean in English?
Mess means a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation.

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