messed up

See also: messed-up

English

Alternative forms

• messed-up (adjective)

Verb

messed up

1. simple past and past participle of mess up

Adjective

messed up (comparative more messed up, superlative most messed up)

1. In disorder.

   Synonyms: fucked up, off-kilter, unbuttoned

2. (colloquial) Intoxicated, drunk.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk, Thesaurus:stoned

3. (colloquial) Morally reprehensible; clearly and grossly objectionable.

   Synonyms: awful, horrible, sick, fucked up, objectionable

   Publishing those photos of the car crash was messed up.

4. (colloquial) Damaged.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:deteriorated, Thesaurus:broken, Thesaurus:wounded

Derived terms

• messed-upness