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Mess

/mˈɛs/
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(noun) a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation

It's a complete mess, and it's getting on my nerves.
The principal severely reproved the students whenever they made a mess in the hallway.
CEFR Practice Quiz
His bedroom was such a ____ that it took him nearly three hours to find his missing chemistry textbook.

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