SCREW-UP: Meaning and related words

We found 11 dictionaries that define the word screw-up:

General (8 matching dictionaries)

screw-up, screw-up: Collins English Dictionary
Screw-Up, Screw-up, screw-up: Wordnik
screw-up: Wiktionary
screw-up: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
screw-up: Dictionary.com
screw-up: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)

screw-up: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
screw-up: ESL Slang page
Screw-Up: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun: Alternative spelling of screwup [(colloquial) A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.]

Opposite:

success, achievement, accomplishment, triumph

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