Screw-up

Pronunciation: /ˈskruːˌʌp/

Screw-up (noun)

  1. A serious mistake or failure, especially one that causes problems at work, school, or in a plan.
  2. A situation that goes wrong because someone does not do something correctly.

Examples

  • The team blamed the screw-up on poor planning.
  • A small screw-up can ruin the whole project.

Screw-up (verb)

  1. To make a mistake that causes something to fail or become worse than planned.

Examples

  • If you rush, you might screw up the instructions.
  • He screwed up the order, and the delivery was late.