Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of screw up
comparative more screwed up · superlative most screwed up
- idiomaticvulgarMorally reprehensible; clearly and grossly objectionable.
Dude, that’s screwed up; you shouldn’t steal from kids.
Synonyms: jacked up, messed up, fucked up, objectionable, reprehensible, twisted
- colloquialidiomaticBroken, damaged, inoperative or having only partial functioning, especially by inept handling.
That's a really screwed up car.
Synonyms: jacked up
- colloquialidiomaticHaving psychological problems; being mentally distraught or damaged.
She's been a really screwed up girl since her boyfriend left her.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveMorally reprehensible; clearly and grossly objectionable.
adjectiveBroken, damaged, inoperative or having only partial functioning, especially by inept handling.
in disarray
Cite this entry
screwed up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screwed%20up
“screwed up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screwed%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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