screwup

or screw-up

[ skroo-uhp ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a mistake or blunder:

   The package was delayed through an addressing screwup.

2. a habitual blunderer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of screwup¹

1955–60; Americanism; noun use of verb phrase screw up

Example Sentences

Plenty of research screwups get quietly cleaned up and never mentioned.

From MIT Technology Review