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Screwed up

//ˈskɹuːd ʌp// adj, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having been screwed into a ball.
  2. 2
    Morally reprehensible; clearly and grossly objectionable. idiomatic, vulgar

    "Dude, that’s screwed up; you shouldn’t steal from kids."

  3. 3
    Broken, damaged, inoperative or having only partial functioning, especially by inept handling. colloquial, idiomatic

    "That's a really screwed up car."

  4. 4
    Having psychological problems; being mentally distraught or damaged. colloquial, idiomatic

    "She's been a really screwed up girl since her boyfriend left her."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of screw up form-of, participle, past

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