Concept cluster: Activities > Making a mistake or error (2)
v
(slang) To do poor work, to botch (a job).
adj
(slang) Beset with unfortunate circumstances that seem difficult or impossible to overcome; in imminent danger.
v
(Southern US, colloquial) To mess up, to foul up.
adj
Alternative form of brokedown [(Canada, US, informal) Broken; not working properly.]
n
One who plays whist without a proper understanding of the game.
n
Someone who bumbles; a stumbler or blunderer.
adj
(idiomatic) Caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.
adj
(idiomatic, Britain, slang) Annoyed, upset, angry.
n
Alternative spelling of clusterbùrach [(Scotland, informal, neologism) A total mess, catastrophic failure, fiasco.]
v
(transitive, intransitive, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, slang, mildly vulgar) To ruin (something) unintentionally; to fuck up, mess up, or screw up.
adj
(slang) Done in, defeated, hopeless.
v
(chiefly Australia, New Zealand) To spoil or ruin (one's chance of success)
n
(Britain, military, slang) Any obstacle (natural or artificial) that gets in the way of progress.
n
A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.
n
(slang) A serious mistake.
n
A disastrous mistake.
v
(obsolete, 1910s) to go on the fritz, to become broken or malfunctioning
n
(countable) A deliberately misleading or vague answer.
n
(idiomatic, engineering) A quantity introduced to compensate for uncertainty.
v
(slang) To blunder or bungle; goof.
n
(US, cinematography, informal) An error made during production which finds its way into the final release.
v
(slang) To make a mistake.
n
(slang) A mistake or problem.
n
A person who engages in wild, wanton behavior.
adj
(informal) Out of order; not working.
v
(transitive, idiomatic) To cause (someone) to seem foolish.
v
(transitive) To damage; injure.
n
(informal) A mistake or fiasco; something that has gone wrong.
n
A mistake.
v
(informal, intransitive) To attempt to do something with a piece of equipment without understanding how it works.
n
(informal) The act of botching something; an incompetent mistake.
v
(sports) To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to play badly.
adj
(UK, slang) annoyed; irritated
v
(intransitive, colloquial) To make a mistake; to blunder.
n
(vulgar) Something or someone that causes discomfort or frustration.
n
Alternative form of pain in the ass [(vulgar) Something or someone that causes discomfort or frustration.]
v
(transitive) To tighten or secure with screws.
n
Alternative spelling of screwup [(colloquial) A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.]
adj
(idiomatic, colloquial) Having psychological problems; being mentally distraught or damaged.
n
(colloquial) A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
n
Synonym of shit disturber
n
(Canada, vulgar) A person who causes needless difficulties or distress for others; a troublemaker.
n
Alternative spelling of shit disturber [(Canada, vulgar) A person who causes needless difficulties or distress for others; a troublemaker.]
n
(slang) One who enjoys creating trouble for others by provoking controversy, for example by revealing facts that others would prefer to keep secret.
v
(military, slang) To screw up or foul up.
v
(slang, UK, Australia) To make a big mistake.
n
A mistake or fail.
n
(obsolete) Someone or something that causes trouble; troublemaker.
n
(informal) A disappointment or total failure; an unsuccessful person.
n
Alternative form of whoopsy (in all senses) [(informal) A mistake or blunder.]
n
(informal) A mistake or blunder.
adj
(Internet slang) Having been put in a dreadful or embarrassing situation; can range from being pwned in a game to being utterly defeated in an argument or publicly shamed with a stinging insult.

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