mess with

mess with

English

Verb

mess with

1. (idiomatic) to interfere with

   Don't mess with the controls. I just got everything adjusted correctly.

2. (idiomatic) to diss; to put down

   Hey! Quit messing with my brother.

3. (idiomatic) to joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner

   Don't worry, I'm just messing with you.

Synonyms

• (obsolete) play the devil with
• (UK, rustic US) play hob with

Translations

to interfere with

Finnish: touhuilla (fi), temppuilla, sählätä (fi) Icelandic: blanda sér í

Norwegian: søle med

to diss

Finnish: parjata (fi) French: chercher (fr)

Icelandic: abbast (is), abbast upp á (is) Norwegian: søle med

to joke with

Finnish: pelleillä (fi), pilailla (fi), vitsailla (fi) German: verarschen (de)

Norwegian: søle med Spanish: huevear (es) (Chile)

See also

• mess around