"screwed up" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-screwed up.ogg [Australia] Forms: more screwed up [comparative], most screwed up [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} screwed up (comparative more screwed up, superlative most screwed up)
  1. (of a piece of paper) Having been screwed into a ball. Synonyms: fucked up, messed up, wrecked, deteriorated, broken, wounded
    Sense id: en-screwed_up-en-adj-GF9Wshnq
  2. (idiomatic, vulgar) Morally reprehensible; clearly and grossly objectionable. Tags: idiomatic, vulgar Synonyms (morally reprehensible): jacked up, messed up, fucked up, objectionable, reprehensible, twisted
    Sense id: en-screwed_up-en-adj-cb89jhM7 Disambiguation of 'morally reprehensible': 8 86 4 1
  3. (idiomatic, colloquial) Broken, damaged, inoperative or having only partial functioning, especially by inept handling. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms (damaged): jacked up
    Sense id: en-screwed_up-en-adj-kKkEvtm2 Disambiguation of 'damaged': 2 1 58 39
  4. (idiomatic, colloquial) Having psychological problems; being mentally distraught or damaged. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-screwed_up-en-adj-vlVrzz0S
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (in disarray): fucked up, messed up, off-kilter, unbuttoned
Disambiguation of 'in disarray': 21 27 32 21

Verb

Audio: En-au-screwed up.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} screwed up
  1. simple past and past participle of screw up Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: screw up
    Sense id: en-screwed_up-en-verb-qAMb27nD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 3 18 42

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