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View synonyms for screwup

screwup

or screw-up

[ skroo-uhp ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. a mistake or blunder:

    The package was delayed through an addressing screwup.

  2. a habitual blunderer.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of screwup1

1955–60; Americanism; noun use of verb phrase screw up

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Example Sentences

Plenty of research screwups get quietly cleaned up and never mentioned.

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screw-topscrew up one's courage

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