screwup
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈskruːˌʌp/
- Informal
:
metedura de pata
- His latest project was a complete screwup, resulting in significant financial losses for the company.
- a big screwup
- a complete screwup
- a total screwup
Examples
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We get a lot of screwups here.
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It's my screwup.
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A potential screwup you managed to avoid among many others you have not.
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And Jeff wants to understand the screwup to make sure it gets fixed.
Blog text (17) -
I just got fired and now my parents think I'm a screwup and cut off my trust fund.
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You realize that that little screwup just cost us McKenna for the season!
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Look, we get one chance a year to prove we're not screwups.
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A big-time screwup on my part, but it's too late to bitch and moan about it now.
Fiction book (1997) -
MAJOR, MAJOR screwup on the part of the State Dept. and the Feds.
Blog text (10) -
But I don't think you're a screwup.
Synonyms
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1.0
A wrong action or decision
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6.2
A complete embarrassing failure that happens suddenly and causes big problems
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8.5
A sudden complete failure that causes public embarrassment or big loss
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3.3
A mistake that happens when someone confuses one thing with another
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3.5
A small mistake that causes embarrassment
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3.0
A careless mistake that causes embarrassment or problems
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5.3
A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust
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6.1
A careless mistake that causes problems or embarrassment
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5.1
A situation that is badly organized and full of mistakes
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3.4
A small mistake that is often embarrassing
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7.7
An embarrassing mistake made when someone is careless or nervous
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9.9
A serious or embarrassing mistake that causes problems
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7.7
A serious, embarrassing mistake often caused by confusion or poor planning
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6.5
A careless mistake that shows a lack of skill
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7.6
An embarrassing mistake that happens because of bad or careless work
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9.9
A small problem that causes confusion or delay
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5.6
A big mistake that causes serious problems
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9.6
A serious mistake that happens because of confusion or poor planning
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9.9
A very serious mistake that causes big problems, often because someone was careless
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9.9
A situation made into a big mess by careless or bad actions
A confused, badly organized situation that causes problems
In a state of complete confusion because of a mistake or bad planning
A small mistake that causes embarrassment or trouble
A short embarrassing mistake you make
A foolish mistake made without thinking that causes trouble
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Morphology
Etymology
Screwup comes from the verb screw up, which means 'to make a mistake' or 'mess something up'. A helpful image is turning a screw the wrong way and breaking something, so a screwup is a big mistake that makes things go wrong.