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screwed

American  
[skrood] / skrud /

adjective

  1. fastened with screws.

  2. having grooves like a screw; threaded.

  3. twisted; awry.

  4. Slang. bilked; cheated.

  5. Chiefly British Slang. drunk; intoxicated.

screwed British  
/ skruːd /

adjective

  1. fastened by a screw or screws

  2. having spiral grooves like a screw; threaded

  3. twisted or distorted

  4. a slang word for drunk

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Etymology

Origin of screwed

First recorded in 1640–50; screw + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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If you walk away delighted that you got everything, the guy who got screwed will be waiting for the opportunity to get you back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

“I went to my husband and said, ‘I think I screwed up.’”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

With her head firmly screwed on and her music's taking off, the Skye's the limit.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

“I’m gonna have to call him tomorrow and tell him what I thought of it. And you know what he’ll say? ‘I screwed up, coach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

The huge red flowers were gone, replaced with wrinkled, withered husks, the petals screwed up and decayed.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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