Screw-up Definition

skro͝oup
screwup, screwups, screw-ups
noun
A serious mistake; blunder; mess.
Webster's New World
A person who screws up.
Webster's New World
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 substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.

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(colloquial) A person who often makes substantial mistakes.
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verb
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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Screw-up Sentence Examples

  • Basically, it started with a screw up.

  • Call it a macho thing, but this time I'm not going to screw up and slip.

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

  • All that needed to be done was to fish the fractured ribs of the high arches, put oval holes in the fishes, and not screw up the bolts too tight.

  • Patsy'll screw up again and be sent back to the slammer.

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