screwed up

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɹuːd ʌp/, [ˈskɹuːd‿ʌp] (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈskɹud ʌp/, [ˈskɹud‿ʌp] (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈskɹʉːd ɐp/, [ˈskɹʉːd‿ɐp] === Verb === screwed up simple past and past participle of screw up === Adjective === 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. (idiomatic, colloquial) Broken, damaged, inoperative or having only partial functioning, especially by inept handling. (idiomatic, colloquial) Having psychological problems; being mentally distraught or damaged. ==== Usage notes ==== Often employed as a bowdlerization, or substitution, for fucked up. ==== Synonyms ==== (damaged): jacked up, fucked up, messed up, wrecked; see also Thesaurus:deteriorated, Thesaurus:broken or Thesaurus:wounded (morally reprehensible): jacked up, messed up, fucked up, objectionable, reprehensible, twisted (in disarray): fucked up, messed up, off-kilter, unbuttoned === References === “screwed up”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.