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- verb transitive To make a
mess of; tountidy ,disorder ,soil , ormuss . - verb transitive To cause a
problem with; to introduce anerror ormistake in; to makemuddled orconfused ;spoil ;ruin . - verb transitive To
botch ,bungle ; to perform poorly on. - verb intransitive To make a mistake; to do something
incorrectly ; to perform poorly. - verb transitive To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.
- verb transitive To
damage ;injure . - verb transitive, slang To
manhandle ;beat up ;rough up . - verb transitive, slang To
discombobulate , utterly confuse, or confoundpsychologically ; to throw into a state of mental disarray.
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