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mess

nounfemininecolloquialcommon/ẽ.ʁɐʃˈka.dɐ/en·ras·ca·da

Definition

1

A difficult, complicated, or embarrassing situation; a predicament.

Usage examples

“He got himself into a real mess by lying to his boss.”
“She managed to get out of that mess without too much trouble.”

Common combinations

big messget into a messget out of a messfinancial mess