screwup

screw·up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skroo-uhp]
- /ˈskruˌʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skroo-uhp]
- /ˈskruˌʌp/

Definitions of screwup word

noun screwup a mistake or blunder: The package was delayed through an addressing screwup. 1
noun screwup a habitual blunderer. 1

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Origin of screwup

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Screwup

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Screwup

screwup popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for screwup

noun screwup

boo-boo — A boo-boo is a silly mistake or blunder.
booboos — a stupid or silly mistake; blunder.
fiasco — a complete and ignominious failure.
foul-up — a condition of difficulty or disorder brought on by inefficiency, stupidity, etc.
goof up — to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.

All 9 Synonyms of screwup