screwed up

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screwed up

/ˈskɹuːd ʌp/ UK
[ˈskɹuːd‿ʌp] UK
/ˈskɹud ʌp/ Canada, US
[ˈskɹud‿ʌp] Canada, US
/ˈskɹʉːd ɐp/ Australia, New Zealand
[ˈskɹʉːd‿ɐp] Australia, New Zealand

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of screw up

adjective more screwed up · most screwed up

of a piece of paper Having been screwed into a ball.
Similar: fucked up, messed up, wrecked, broken, wounded
idiomatic, vulgar Morally reprehensible; clearly and grossly objectionable. Dude, that’s screwed up; you shouldn’t steal from kids.
Similar: jacked up, messed up, fucked up, objectionable, reprehensible, twisted
colloquial, idiomatic Broken, damaged, inoperative or having only partial functioning, especially by inept handling. That's a really screwed up car.
Similar: jacked up
colloquial, idiomatic Having psychological problems; being mentally distraught or damaged. She's been a really screwed up girl since her boyfriend left her.

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@misc{screwed_up_2026,
  title = {screwed up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/screwed%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}