ぐちゃぐちゃ
ぐちゃぐちゃ
adverb
messy; chaotic; jumbled
1.
messy; chaotic; in disarray
Describes something that is disorganized, jumbled, or in complete disorder.
部屋がぐちゃぐちゃだ。
The room is a mess.
カバンの中身がぐちゃぐちゃになった。
The contents of my bag got all jumbled up.
引き出しの中がぐちゃぐちゃで、何も見つからない。
The inside of the drawer is such a mess that I can't find anything.
2.
mushy; squashed
Describes something that has been crushed or mixed into a messy state.
ケーキがぐちゃぐちゃに潰れた。
The cake got squashed into a mess.
雨で道がぐちゃぐちゃになった。
The road turned into a muddy mess from the rain.
子どもが食べ物をぐちゃぐちゃにして遊んでいる。
The child is playing with their food, making a mess of it.
ぐちゃぐちゃ is an onomatopoeic word (擬態{語|ぎたいご}) expressing messiness or disorder.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- ぐちゃぐちゃになる: to become messy
- ぐちゃぐちゃにする: to make a mess of
- ぐちゃぐちゃの〜: messy (noun modifier)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- めちゃくちゃ: messed up, destroyed (more extreme)
- ばらばら: scattered, disjointed