messed up

"We were so desperate because of how messed up we were. We were willing to pretty much try anything," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

But I didn’t know some of them, and I messed up a few times.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

It’s going to be easier for people who messed up on their taxes to get back in the good graces of the IRS.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

Your evaluation of the movie will depend almost entirely on whether you find her enchantingly messed up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

I want to rip them off, stupid baby feet, but Uhmma said Gomo would be sad if I messed up the special birthday shoes that Gomo and Uncle Tim picked out just for me.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

"It's such a messed-up situation. It's just so complex," Caroline, 25, says of the estranged relationship.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

Brad Ingelsby, creator of ‘Mare of Easttown,’ returns with a new crime drama, also set in Pennsylvania, starring Mark Ruffalo and Tom Pelphrey as a pair of messed-up men.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2025

“It’s a messed-up situation. The working conditions are horrific. The assaults go up in the summer because of the heat. It’s just a stress factor.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

Until that moment, I thought he was the one who owned all the shame and blame for our messed-up situation.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023

“But level seven messed-up is probably normal,” Jule added.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart