mess up vs ruffle up

mess up and ruffle up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mess up	No	No	Yes	No
ruffle up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, mess up and ruffle up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of mess up include ruffle, rumple.

mess up (verb)	ruffle up (verb)
make a mess of or create disorder in	disturb the smoothness of
disturb the smoothness of
make a mess of, destroy or ruin