mess
nounfemininecoloquial/ẽ.ʁɐʃˈka.dɐ/medium
en·ras·ca·da
Definition
A difficult, complicated, or embarrassing situation; a predicament.
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 collocations
big messget into a messget out of a messfinancial mess
Etymology
Derivado do verbo 'enrascar' (meter em sarilhos), possivelmente de origem expressiva.