bollixes

Completely fouls up

Bollixes is the third-person singular of bollix, a verb meaning to bungle or mess up: He bollixes every project he touches.

Bollix is a variant of bollocks, British slang for testicles that expanded to mean nonsense or a botched situation.

The verb form is more common in American English than the noun.

bungling

botch

Spoil through incompetence

blunderFoolish, costly mistake
fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
screw-upHabitual mistake-maker

foul-up · mess-up · snafu · flub · goof · muck-up · hash · balls-up · cock-up · mishandle

sabotage

wreck

Destroyed vessel or vehicle

ruinComplete destruction or collapse
spoilDamage or overindulge
derailForce off course

undermine · thwart · obstruct · foul-up · torpedo · scupper · stymie · hamper · impede · frustrate

confusion

muddle

Disordered, bewildered state

snarlHostile vocal threat
tangleTwisted mass of strands
mix-upConfusion from error

jumble · disarray · shambles · mess · disorder · chaos · entanglement · knot · scramble · hodgepodge

Opposites

competence in execution

bollixesfixes

Repairs or solutions

repairs · mends · corrects · rectifies · remedies

Family

bollix, bollixed

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