screw-up
Someone who blunders
A screw-up is a mistake or blunder, or the person who made it.
As a mistake: The scheduling screw-up left us double-booked.
As a person: He's a total screw-up who can't hold a job.
The verb phrase is screw up: I really screwed up this time.
Humiliating public failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
- botchSpoil through incompetence
- bungleFail through clumsiness
- snafuConfused, botched situation
flub · gaffe · blooper · howler · clanger · goof · slipup · faux pas
Sudden ruinous event
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- collapseSudden structural failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
- flopComplete commercial failure
washout · bust · wreck · ruin · downfall · defeat · setback · letdown
Lacking necessary skill
- loserDefeated competitor
- bunglerInept person
- klutzAwkward, graceless person
- foolUnwise, gullible person
idiot · dunce · failure · ne'er-do-well · good-for-nothing · misfit · washout · deadbeat
Failure to provide care
- omissionFailure to include
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
negligence · forgetfulness · heedlessness · inadvertence · dereliction · sloppiness · disregard · remissness
fiasco
Humiliating public failure
snafu · flub · gaffe · blooper · howler · clanger · goof · slipup · faux pas · misstep
disaster
Sudden ruinous event
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- collapseSudden structural failure
- debacleSudden, complete failure
flop · washout · bust · wreck · ruin · downfall · defeat · setback · letdown · misadventure
incompetent
Lacking necessary skill
fool · idiot · dunce · failure · ne'er-do-well · good-for-nothing · misfit · washout · deadbeat · disappointment
neglect
Failure to provide care
- omissionFailure to include
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
inattention · negligence · forgetfulness · heedlessness · inadvertence · dereliction · sloppiness · disregard · remissness · slackness
screw-upsuccess
Favorable outcome attained
triumph · win · victory · achievement · accomplishment
screw-upmasterpiece
Supreme artistic achievement
flawless execution · tour de force · well-oiled machine · ace
screw-upgo-getter
Ambitious, driven person
overachiever · ace · pro · perfectionist · rock