messup

Make a blunder

A messup is a mistake or blunder—something that went wrong through error or carelessness: That was a real messup with the scheduling.

The noun form of the phrasal verb mess up, it's more casual than error or failure but less crude than fuckup.

Also spelled mess-up or mess up.

mistake

blunder

Foolish, costly mistake

  • errorFault in communication
  • gaffeClumsy social error
  • oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission

misstep · faux pas · slip · flub · botch · bungle · miscalculation · misjudgment · goof · fumble

failure

fiasco

Humiliating public failure

collapse · meltdown · botch · wreck · trainwreck · bomb · flop · washout · bust · dud

disorder

disorganization

Absence of systematic arrangement

jumble · muddle · shambles · untidiness · hodgepodge · litter · heap · chaos · confusion · snarl

Opposites
outcome quality

messupsuccess

Favorable outcome attained

triumph · achievement · win · accomplishment · victory

execution quality

messupflawless execution

Task done perfectly

nailed it · ace · bullseye

execution competence

messupnailing it

Achieving flawless execution

ace · precision · mastery · proficiency · getting it right

Phrases
Family

mess, messes, messed, messing, messy, messier, messiest, messiness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G