ruffle up vs mess up

ruffle up and mess up both are verbs.

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

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

Other synonyms of ruffle up include ruffle, rumple.

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