cockup
Things went wrong
A cockup is a mistake or blunder, chiefly British: The whole project was a complete cockup.
The verb form is cock up: They really cocked up the arrangements.
The term is mildly vulgar but common in casual speech.
Americans more often say fuckup or screw-up.
Spoil through incompetence
- bungleFail through clumsiness
- snafuConfused, botched situation
- gaffeClumsy social error
- goofMinor foolish error
flub · howler · clanger · blooper · muddle · slipup · misstep · faux pas
Sudden, complete failure
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- fiascoHumiliating public failure
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- flopComplete commercial failure
washout · misfire · setback · letdown · collapse · wreck · meltdown · calamity
Showing visible embarrassment
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- discomfitureUneasy self-conscious distress
awkwardness · shame · disgrace · dishonor · stigma · blunder · indignity · egg on face
botch
Spoil through incompetence
goof · flub · howler · clanger · blooper · muddle · slipup · misstep · faux pas · lapse
debacle
Sudden, complete failure
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- fiascoHumiliating public failure
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
flop · washout · misfire · setback · letdown · collapse · wreck · meltdown · calamity · train wreck
red-faced
Showing visible embarrassment
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
discomfiture · awkwardness · shame · disgrace · dishonor · stigma · blunder · indignity · egg on face · cringe
cockupmasterpiece
Supreme artistic achievement
flawless execution · well-oiled machine · virtuoso performance · textbook example · smooth sailing