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Screwup: (noun) a person or thing that makes a mistake or fails to do something correctly.

Sense 1: (noun) A blunder or a serious mistake made by someone, resulting in a failure or a setback.

Example sentence 1: Tony's decision to invest in that company turned out to be a massive screwup.

Example sentence 2: The team's defensive screwup allowed their opponent to score the winning goal.

Sense 2: (noun) Informal term for a person who frequently makes mistakes or is unreliable.

Example sentence 1: I wouldn't trust him with an important task anymore – he's turned into a real screwup lately.

Example sentence 2: She used to be an excellent employee, but now she's known as the office screwup.

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