MESSED OVER Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

messed over

verb

past tense of mess over, slang

as in abused

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon her no-good boyfriend has been messing her over for years

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The first leg was stopped after Vinicius Junior said he had been racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denied the allegation.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
As a result of the accusation, police mailed letters to around 200 parents that warned them their child could have been abused and asked for information, while therapy clinic Children’s Institute International conducted interviews with students.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

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So much about the two circumstances is different, many of them instituted by Key because of losses like the one to Pitt (though that makes getting bullied by Colorado only more perplexing).

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Elon was often bullied at school, Errol describes, and once his son was beaten so badly his face was unrecognizable.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

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