mess-ups
Things gone wrong
Mess-ups are mistakes or blunders—things that went wrong due to error or incompetence.
The term is informal and slightly gentler than synonyms like screwups or fuckups: We've had a few mess-ups, but nothing serious.
A mess-up implies something fixable rather than catastrophic.
Clumsy social error
- blooperEmbarrassing recorded mistake
- goofMinor foolish error
- slipupUnintentional minor error
- flubClumsy error
bungle · botch · faux pas · clanger · howler · misstep · screwup · fumble
Humiliating public failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
- flopComplete commercial failure
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
washout · bust · letdown · misfire · train wreck · dud · bomb · turkey
Wrong action or decision
- typoPrinting mistake
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- glitchMinor system fault
- flawImperfection in something
defect · fault · inaccuracy · misprint · erratum · miscalculation · oversight · omission
Brief failure or expiration
- neglectFailure to provide care
- omissionFailure to include
- slipMinor error or misstep
- inattentionLack of focus
carelessness · forgetfulness · inadvertence · disregard · heedlessness · blind spot · dropped ball · skipped step
gaffe
Clumsy social error
flub · bungle · botch · faux pas · clanger · howler · misstep · screwup · fumble · miscue
fiasco
Humiliating public failure
catastrophe · washout · bust · letdown · misfire · train wreck · dud · bomb · turkey · belly flop
mistake
Wrong action or decision
flaw · defect · fault · inaccuracy · misprint · erratum · miscalculation · oversight · omission · misreading
lapse
Brief failure or expiration
inattention · carelessness · forgetfulness · inadvertence · disregard · heedlessness · blind spot · dropped ball · skipped step · memory lapse