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- Dictionaryscrewed-up/ˌskro͞odˈəp/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) emotionally disturbed; neurotic: informal "the screwed-up children of wealthy parents"
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unhappy and worried because of bad experiences: He's been really screwed up since his wife died. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom.
to do very badly or fail at something: You couldn’t screw up much worse than I did. If you screw someone up, you cause that person to become anxious, confused, or mentally ill.
1. very confused or worried, or having psychological problems. Both of us are screwed up, neither of us able to live in the real world. She's really screwed up about whether to finish with him or not. See also screw-up. 2. ruined or spoilt; in a mess or not working.
verb. screwed up; screwing up; screws up. transitive verb. 1. : to tighten, fasten, or lock by or as if by a screw. 2. a. : bungle, botch. b. : to cause to act or function in an erratic or confused way : confound, disturb. intransitive verb. : to botch an activity or undertaking. Synonyms. Noun. blunder. bobble. boo-boo. boob [ British] brick.
To screw something up, or to screw up, means to cause something to fail or be spoiled. [ informal ] You can't open the window because it screws up the air conditioning.
1. very confused or worried, or having psychological problems. Both of us are screwed up, neither of us able to live in the real world. She's really screwed up about whether to finish with him or not. See also screw-up. 2. ruined or spoilt; in a mess or not working.
if your face or eyes are screwed-up, the muscles are tight, because you are worried, in pain, etc., or because the light is too bright; See screwed-up in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Jun 2, 2024 · screwed up (comparative more screwed up, superlative most screwed up) (of a piece of paper) Having been screwed into a ball. (idiomatic, vulgar) Morally reprehensible; clearly and grossly objectionable. Dude, that’s screwed up; you shouldn’t steal from kids.
Simple past tense and past participle of screw up. Having been screwed into a ball . Morally reprehensible ; clearly and grossly objectionable . Broken, damaged, inoperative or having only partial functioning, especially by inept handling. Having psychological problems; being mentally distraught or damaged.
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