screwup

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A manager reviews a document with a glaring error, a classic bureaucratic screwup.

Definition

Noun: 1. A serious mistake or blunder; an instance of complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation. It refers to a situation that has gone wrong, often due to incompetence, carelessness, or poor judgment.

Usage

The word "screwup" is an informal, often critical term used to describe a significant error or a botched situation. It emphasizes the failure and its negative consequences. * It is commonly used to describe administrative, logistical, or procedural failures. * It can also refer to a person who habitually makes mistakes (see "Advanced Usage").

Examples

• The lost shipment was a major screwup by the new logistics team.
• We missed the deadline because of a screwup in the communications department.
• The event's failure was a complete screwup from start to finish.

Advanced Usage

• Referring to a person: Informally, "screwup" can be used as a noun to label a person who consistently makes mistakes or fails to perform adequately.
  • He's a total screwup; he can't get anything right.
• As a compound: It is often written as the closed compound "screwup," though the hyphenated form "screw-up" is also seen. The phrasal verb from which it derives is "to screw up."

Variants and Related Words

• Screw up (phrasal verb): To make a mistake or to ruin something.
  • I really screwed up the presentation.
• Screwed up (adjective): Describing a situation that is ruined or a person who is emotionally troubled.
  • This is a screwed up situation.
  • He's pretty screwed up after the accident.

Synonyms

• Blunder
• Fiasco
• Botch
• Debacle
• Mess-up (informal)

Antonyms

• Success
• Triumph
• Achievement

Related Idioms/Phrases

• To make a mess of (something): A less informal way to describe causing a failure.
  • He made a complete mess of the negotiations.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation
   • a typical bureaucratic screwup