screwup

1 an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy clearly, there's been some sort of screwup about what time we were supposed to meet Synonyms blunder, bobble, boob [British], boo-boo, brick, clanger [British], clinker, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, inaccuracy, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, error, slip, slipup, stumble, tripRelated Words bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall; foul-up, snafu; misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstandingNear Antonyms accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness; inerrancy, infallibility, perfection

2 someone who bungles an effort don't ask the office screwup to arrange the holiday party Synonyms blunderbuss, blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, fumbler, butcherRelated Words incompetent, muddlerNear Antonyms ace, adept, crackerjack (also crackajack), expert, maestro, master, virtuoso, wizard