English Explanatory Dictionary

mess-up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mistake or fiasco; something that has gone wrong.
  2. A person who makes many mistakes.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɛsˌʌp/

Word forms

mess-up mess-ups

Etymology

Deverbal from mess up.

Synonyms

muck-up aberration bloomer blooper blunder boner boo-boo break clanger cock-up error fault faux pas floater flub fluff fuckup gaffe goof howler inaccuracy lapse lapsus mess-up misstep mistake oopsy screwup slip slip-up slipup stumble thinko wrength solecism erroneity alcatote auf botcher bumbler bungler blunderer blunderhead butterfingers chucklehead clodhopper dauber duffer dumbshit fumblefingers fumbler galoot gaum gawk gobaloon goon gype trapes klutz lomperd
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