messed-upadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɛstˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˈˌmɛstˈəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English messed , mess v., up adv.¹

Etymology: < messed, past participle of mess v. + up adv.¹, after mess v. 5a.

1. Of a thing or group of things: brought into a disorderly state; untidy, damaged.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [adjective] > damaged

mangledc1400

shendedc1400

vitiate?a1475

appaired1475

wrack1487

maggleda1522

manka1522

mankeda1522

spiltc1540

massacred1590

through-galled1594

spoiled1598

flawed1608

impaired1611

damaged1771

scathed1791

waterlogged1795

spoilt1816

wrecked1818

injured1857

marred1870

buggered-up1893

messed-up1909

puckerooed1919

dinged1920

trashed1926

mucked-up1930

sheg-up1941

buggered1942

screwed-up1942

mucked-about1966

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [adjective] > disarranged

disordered?a1560

disarrayed1600

disorderly1632

deranged1875

messed-up1909

sheg-up1941

shambolic1970

1909 Dial. Notes 3 349 The house is all messed up.

1928 Ecology 9 372 Our present much messed-up distribution [of species of insects] is a special case.

1943 R. Chandler Lady in Lake xxxi. 170 That messed-up make-up,..the jittery screwball manner.

1988 R. Angell Season Ticket (1989) v. 122 The squidgy, messed-up scorecard looked like a child's birthday card.

1991 Sassy Aug. 16 Bulimia takes a real emotional toll on you, and can result in kidney failure, menstrual irregularity, and really messed-up teeth.

2. Of a person: (mentally) confused, unbalanced. Also in extended use. Cf. mixed-up adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective]

yblenta1225

amazed?c1225

wory?c1225

mingedc1275

willc1300

distracta1340

confounded1362

confuse1362

distraitc1374

whapedc1374

wilsomea1375

poseletc1390

distraught1393

perplexa1425

wildc1440

wiltc1440

dodemusydc1450

mistedc1450

unclearc1475

mazed1493

perplexeda1500

traversablea1500

mazyc1525

entangled1561

muddy?1571

distraughted1572

moidered1587

wondering1592

puzzled1598

plundered1601

distracted1604

uncollected1613

wildered1642

turbid1647

tosticated1650

fuddled1656

pixie-led1659

puzzling1692

bumbazed1720

maffled1820

obfuscated1822

confused1825

muddly1829

mystified1833

maze1842

obfusticatedc1844

head-scratching1849

clueless1862

flustery1862

befogged1868

deurmekaar1871

mosy1887

skewgee1890

buggered-up1893

confusticated1898

smock-ravelled1904

messed-up1913

screwed-up1943

hung up1945

lost1967

gravelled-

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > with confused or altered mental state

confused1825

mixed-up1873

woozy1897

messed-up1913

1913 D. H. Lawrence Strike-Pay in Westm. Gaz. 13 Sept. 2/3 He was, to use his own words, all messed up with having lost his strike-pay and with knowing the man was dead.

1965 C. Brown Manchild in Promised Land iv. 105 You could stay messed up all day long.

1988 J. McInerney Story of my Life iii. 40 So I open my purse, fish through my wallet, all these scraps of paper, napkins with guys' phone numbers, and I find this thing, it says, Messed up? Strung out? Need help? Dial 555-Help.

1995 Scotsman 21 Oct. (WeekEnd section) 16/2 People have a terribly messed up relationship with food here.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	messed-up
释义	messed-upadj. Brit. /ˌmɛstˈʌp/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛstˈəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English messed , mess v., up adv.¹ Etymology: < messed, past participle of mess v. + up adv.¹, after mess v. 5a. 1. Of a thing or group of things: brought into a disorderly state; untidy, damaged. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [adjective] > damaged mangledc1400 shendedc1400 vitiate?a1475 appaired1475 wrack1487 maggleda1522 manka1522 mankeda1522 spiltc1540 massacred1590 through-galled1594 spoiled1598 flawed1608 impaired1611 damaged1771 scathed1791 waterlogged1795 spoilt1816 wrecked1818 injured1857 marred1870 buggered-up1893 messed-up1909 puckerooed1919 dinged1920 trashed1926 mucked-up1930 sheg-up1941 buggered1942 screwed-up1942 mucked-about1966 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > absence of arrangement > [adjective] > disarranged disordered?a1560 disarrayed1600 disorderly1632 deranged1875 messed-up1909 sheg-up1941 shambolic1970 1909 Dial. Notes 3 349 The house is all messed up. 1928 Ecology 9 372 Our present much messed-up distribution [of species of insects] is a special case. 1943 R. Chandler Lady in Lake xxxi. 170 That messed-up make-up,..the jittery screwball manner. 1988 R. Angell Season Ticket (1989) v. 122 The squidgy, messed-up scorecard looked like a child's birthday card. 1991 Sassy Aug. 16 Bulimia takes a real emotional toll on you, and can result in kidney failure, menstrual irregularity, and really messed-up teeth. 2. Of a person: (mentally) confused, unbalanced. Also in extended use. Cf. mixed-up adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective] yblenta1225 amazed?c1225 wory?c1225 mingedc1275 willc1300 distracta1340 confounded1362 confuse1362 distraitc1374 whapedc1374 wilsomea1375 poseletc1390 distraught1393 perplexa1425 wildc1440 wiltc1440 dodemusydc1450 mistedc1450 unclearc1475 mazed1493 perplexeda1500 traversablea1500 mazyc1525 entangled1561 muddy?1571 distraughted1572 moidered1587 wondering1592 puzzled1598 plundered1601 distracted1604 uncollected1613 wildered1642 turbid1647 tosticated1650 fuddled1656 pixie-led1659 puzzling1692 bumbazed1720 maffled1820 obfuscated1822 confused1825 muddly1829 mystified1833 maze1842 obfusticatedc1844 head-scratching1849 clueless1862 flustery1862 befogged1868 deurmekaar1871 mosy1887 skewgee1890 buggered-up1893 confusticated1898 smock-ravelled1904 messed-up1913 screwed-up1943 hung up1945 lost1967 gravelled- the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > with confused or altered mental state confused1825 mixed-up1873 woozy1897 messed-up1913 1913 D. H. Lawrence Strike-Pay in Westm. Gaz. 13 Sept. 2/3 He was, to use his own words, all messed up with having lost his strike-pay and with knowing the man was dead. 1965 C. Brown Manchild in Promised Land iv. 105 You could stay messed up all day long. 1988 J. McInerney Story of my Life iii. 40 So I open my purse, fish through my wallet, all these scraps of paper, napkins with guys' phone numbers, and I find this thing, it says, Messed up? Strung out? Need help? Dial 555-Help. 1995 Scotsman 21 Oct. (WeekEnd section) 16/2 People have a terribly messed up relationship with food here. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1909
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