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- Dictionaryscrewed-up/ˌskruːdˈʌp/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) emotionally disturbed; neurotic: informal "the screwed-up children of wealthy parents"
- 2. (of paper or fabric) crumpled or crushed into a ball: British "a screwed-up paper bag"
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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.
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.
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.
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.
adjective. /ˌskruːd ˈʌp/ (informal) upset and anxious, especially because of something bad that has happened to you in the past. an extremely screwed-up kid. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
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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.
