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messed up

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adjective

Slang.

  1. beaten up; looking disarrayed.

  2. confused and unhappy.

  3. intoxicated with alcohol or narcotics.

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"Regarding the past two weeks, it's been fun. Learned a lot. Messed up a couple times but that's how it goes as an intern," he said.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2016

Messed up that I’m sorta relieved by that.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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