English–Spanish
“mess up” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/desoɾðeˈnaɾ/
Example
No desordenes la habitación, recoge tus cosas.
Don't mess up the room, pick up your things.
How to say “mess up” in Spanish
“Mess up” in Spanish is desordenar.
A neat row of books knocked over into a jumble.
Example sentences with desordenar
Las críticas le desordenaron las ideas y no sabía qué decir.
The criticism disarranged his thoughts and he didn't know what to say.
Tips for using desordenar
- Use desordenar transitively to mean making something messy; to say something becomes messy use the pronominal desordenarse or describe the result with estar desordenado.