screwed-up
adjective /ˌskruːd ˈʌp/
/ˌskruːd ˈʌp/
- (informal) upset and anxious, especially because of something bad that has happened to you in the past
- an extremely screwed-up kid
- (especially British English) twisted into a ball
- a screwed-up tissue
- if your face or eyes are screwed-up, the muscles are tight, because you are worried, in pain, etc., or because the light is too bright