Associations to the word «Screwup»

Wiktionary

SCREWUP, noun. (colloquial) A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
SCREWUP, noun. (colloquial) A person who often makes substantial mistakes.

Dictionary definition

SCREWUP, noun. The complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation; "a typical bureaucratic screwup".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn