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What does that's all sorts of messed up mean?
What does that's all sorts of messed up mean?
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“Messed up” as an adjective has many meanings (drunk, immoral, incorrect), but “all sorts of messed up” is a colloquial phrase to specifically mean ‘extremely immoral’/‘immoral for many reasons’ or to show disgust towards a situation. It’s a very emotional phrase.
e.g.
“The teacher’s treatment of her students is all sorts of messed up.” -> “The teacher’s treatment of her students is extremely immoral/immoral for many reasons.”
“The issue of global inequality is all sorts of messed up.” -> “The issue of global inequality is horrible/disgusting.”
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“That’s all sorts of messed up.” -> “That’s extremely immoral/immoral for many reasons.” OR “That (situation) is horrible/disgusting.”
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