muss

transitive-verb
UK: /mʌs/
US: /mʌs/

  1. To make something untidy or messy.

    1. Don't muss your hair before the photo!
    2. The wind will muss your hair if you don't wear a hat outside.

  2. To rumple or disarrange, especially hair or clothing.

    1. He mussed up my carefully styled hair.
    2. The puppy loves to muss the newspaper every morning, leaving it in pieces.

Synonyms

disorder mess rumple disarrange
muss noun

  1. A state of disorder or untidiness.

    1. My room is a muss right now.
    2. After the party, the house was in a terrible muss, needing hours of cleaning.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "muss" in English means: To make something untidy or messy., To rumple or disarrange, especially hair or clothing..

The phonetic transcription of "muss" is /mʌs/ in British English and /mʌs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "muss": disorder, mess, rumple, disarrange.

Example usage of "muss": "Don't muss your hair before the photo!". More examples on the page.