- to mess up
- to mismanage
- to bungle
- to confuse
- to muddle
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to mess up
- to mismanage
- to bungle
- to confuse
- to muddle
This meaning refers to causing disorder or chaos in a situation or task.
He messed up the documents.
They messed up the entire meeting.
This usage indicates poor management or organization resulting in an unfavorable outcome.
She mismanaged the project.
If he continues to mismanage the company's funds, the consequences will be serious.
This meaning implies making mistakes due to incompetence while attempting to perform a task.
He bungled his moves in the competition.
They bungled the instructions and missed the best opportunity.
This usage conveys creating uncertainty or misunderstanding among people or situations.
Her answer confused everyone's thoughts.
This meaning refers to causing a mixture or lack of clarity in thoughts or situations.
This matter really muddled my thoughts.
He tried to muddle all the information together.
Generated collocations (experimental)
gǎo luàn搞乱jú miàn局面to mess up the situationgǎo luàn搞乱zhì xù秩序to disrupt the ordergǎo luàn搞乱sī wéi思维to muddle one's thoughtsgǎo luàn搞乱jì huà计划to bungle the plangǎo luàn搞乱shēng huó生活to mess up lifegǎo luàn搞乱gōng zuò工作to mismanage workgǎo luàn搞乱guān xi关系to confuse relationshipsgǎo luàn搞乱jié zòu节奏to disrupt the rhythmgǎo luàn搞乱jié rì节日to mess up the holidaygǎo luàn搞乱huì yì会议to muddle the meetinggǎo luàn搞乱chǎng miàn场面to confuse the scenegǎo luàn搞乱qíng xù情绪to mess up emotions