muss

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
  2. noun type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
  3. verb make messy or untidy

Etymology

Related to mess (“disorder”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

mess, messiness, mussiness

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