gone wrong
Off the rails
Gone wrong describes something that has failed, malfunctioned, or turned out badly when a better outcome was expected.
A plan goes wrong when it doesn't work out: Everything that could go wrong did go wrong.
A person gone wrong has strayed into immoral or criminal behavior: a good kid gone wrong.
Food gone wrong has spoiled.
Poorly executed, spoiled
- fiascoHumiliating public failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- flopComplete commercial failure
dud · misfire · malfunction · backfire · bungled · derailed · collapsed · ruined
Fault in communication
- miscalculationError in estimation
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- misstepError in action or judgment
blunder · flaw · fault · slip-up · gaffe · lapse · misread · miscommunication
Unintended harmful event
- mishapMinor unfortunate occurrence
- misadventureUnfortunate incident or accident
- setbackReverse in progress
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
trouble · calamity · tragedy · disaster · catastrophe · blow · reversal · downturn
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
- unanticipatedNot predicted beforehand
- curveballPitch with spin-induced arc
- twistRotating motion or surprise
snafu · glitch · hiccup · fluke · blindsided · caught off guard · wrench · spanner
botched
Poorly executed, spoiled
flop · dud · misfire · malfunction · backfire · bungled · derailed · collapsed · ruined · sabotaged
error
Fault in communication
- miscalculationError in estimation
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
misstep · blunder · flaw · fault · slip-up · gaffe · lapse · misread · miscommunication · misunderstanding
accident
Unintended harmful event
- mishapMinor unfortunate occurrence
- misadventureUnfortunate incident or accident
- setbackReverse in progress
adversity · trouble · calamity · tragedy · disaster · catastrophe · blow · reversal · downturn · hardship
surprise
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
- unanticipatedNot predicted beforehand
- curveballPitch with spin-induced arc
twist · snafu · glitch · hiccup · fluke · blindsided · caught off guard · wrench · spanner · complication
spoiled
Ruined or overindulged
off · rancid · stale · moldy · turned · decayed · festered · corrupted · degraded · tainted
- setbacksfailing, back to square one, stuck, losing, stumbles
- moral decaymoral decay, moral decline, moral collapse, moral bankruptcy, degeneration
gone wrongsucceeded
Achieved desired outcome
worked out · panned out · come off · come together · worked
gone wrongfunctioning
Working as intended
in working order · on track · in good shape · holding up · up and running
gone, wrong, goes, going, wrongly, wrongful, wrongfully, wrongness, wrongs