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Vocabulary Entry
screw-up
|noun • noun • verb
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N
noun
A mistake or failure, especially a careless one.
Example Sentences
"That was a major screw-up."
"The delay was caused by a screw-up."
"I made a screw-up in the report."
N
noun
A person who makes mistakes often; a bungler.
Example Sentences
"Don't trust him with that job; he's a screw-up."
"I felt like a total screw-up."
"Everyone thought he was a screw-up at school."
V
verb
To make a mistake; to mess something up.
Example Sentences
"Don't screw up this time."
"I screwed up the presentation."
"She screwed up the schedule."