screwed up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skrood uhp]
- /skrud ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skrood uhp]
- /skrud ʌp/

Definitions of screwed up words

noun screwed up a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver. 1
noun screwed up a threaded cylindrical pin or rod with a head at one end, engaging a threaded hole and used either as a fastener or as a simple machine for applying power, as in a clamp, jack, etc. Compare bolt1 (def 3). 1
noun screwed up British. a tapped or threaded hole. 1
noun screwed up something having a spiral form. 1
noun screwed up screw propeller. 1
noun screwed up Usually, screws. physical or mental coercion: The terrified debtor soon felt the gangster's screws. 1

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Origin of screwed up

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English scrwe, screw(e) (noun); compare Middle French escro(ue) nut, Middle Dutch schrûve, Middle High German schrûbe screw

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Parts of speech for Screwed up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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screwed up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for screwed up

adj screwed up

at a loss — If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it.
at sea — At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land.
beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
clueless — If you describe someone as clueless, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they do not know anything about a particular subject or that they are incapable of doing a particular thing properly.

adjective screwed up

disorganised — Lacking order or organisation; confused; chaotic.

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