mess-up
noun
a blunder; state of confusion; mix-up.
mess-ups
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pluralof mess-up.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Given the current state of AI and agents’ high-profile mess-ups, Palantir’s slop focus isn’t ungrounded in facts.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
The new update still produced some single-word mess-ups, while the older software had more gibberish phrases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
But I think the reason people can root for her goes back to the core of her mess-ups coming from real places.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
In this scheme, individual mess-ups can become full-system failures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
A neat desk couldn’t disguise the inside of her notebook, which was a jumble of half-finished work, scratch-outs, and mess-ups.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
