bagunçar

/baɡũˈsaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
bagunço
preterite (eu)
baguncei
past participle
bagunçado

Meaning

  1. to mess up

    • Bagunçou o quarto.

      He messed up the room.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

zoar

bagunçar is the everyday word, to mess up or create a mess; zoar is colloquial Brazilian slang, to mess about or fool around, or be rowdy.

desarrumar

bagunçar is the general everyday word for messing up; desarrumar specifically means to disarrange or untidy something that was tidy.

Practice

1 What does bagunçar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches bagunçar?

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