Screw-up meaning

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The definition of a screw up is a mistake or something that has been done in error.

An example of a screw-up is a streaky, messy, blotchy paint job that has to be totally redone.

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(colloquial) A person who often makes substantial mistakes.
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To screw up is to make a mistake or error.

An example of screw up is when you add 2+2 and accidentally come up with 5.

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(colloquial) A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
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A person who screws up.
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A serious mistake; blunder; mess.
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(idiomatic, colloquial) Alternative spelling of screwup.
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Screw-up Sentence Examples

  • Basically, it started with a screw up.

  • I'm a screw-up, but she isn't.

  • Did I screw up somewhere along the line?

  • It doesn't mean I'm going to screw up your world with every little suspicion and insignificant detail that crops up.

  • They started hauling out the booze and I don't want to do anything to screw up a scholarship—especially now.

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