messed
Threw into disarray
Messed is the past tense of mess, carrying its meanings of disorder and bungling.
Something messed up is disordered, damaged, or psychologically troubled: The divorce really messed him up.
To get messed up is to become intoxicated.
I messed around on my phone all morning means wasting time.
They messed with the wrong person means provoking unwisely.
Crowded with disorder
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
sloppy · scattered · jumbled · littered · crumpled · wrinkled · disordered · slovenly
Deliberately damaged or destroyed
- riggedFraudulently arranged beforehand
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- alteredChanged from before
- interferedObstructed or meddled
tinkered · fiddled · botched · bungled · fouled · spoiled · ruined · damaged
Tied with loops
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- twistedWound around itself
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
- mattedTangled into clumps
gnarled · enmeshed · coiled · kinked · raveled · interwoven · convoluted · jumbled
Lack of order
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
bedlam · shambles · upheaval · confusion · disorder · wreckage · destruction · catastrophe
cluttered
Crowded with disorder
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
unkempt · sloppy · scattered · jumbled · littered · crumpled · wrinkled · disordered · slovenly · scruffy
sabotaged
Deliberately damaged or destroyed
- riggedFraudulently arranged beforehand
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- alteredChanged from before
interfered · tinkered · fiddled · botched · bungled · fouled · spoiled · ruined · damaged · wrecked
knotted
Tied with loops
matted · gnarled · enmeshed · coiled · kinked · raveled · interwoven · convoluted · jumbled · intertwined
disarray
Lack of order
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
pandemonium · bedlam · shambles · upheaval · confusion · disorder · wreckage · destruction · catastrophe · carnage
disturbed
Emotionally or mentally unsettled
destabilized · unhinged · thrown · unnerved · agitated · perturbed · flustered · disconcerted · ruffled · fazed
- mess upDo badly, err
- messed upDisordered or badly handled
- text messageBrief electronic communication
- messing upFailing through carelessness
- mess withInterfere or tinker inappropriately
- mess aroundEngage in aimless activity
mess, message, messenger, messes, messiness, messing, messaging, messily, messed-up