See snafu in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
- (Slang)
A ruinous state of disorder:
botch, foul-up, mess, muddle, shambles. (Informal) hash. (Slang) screwup. See correct, order - (Slang)
A lack of order or regular arrangement:
chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble. See order
verb
- (Slang)
To put into total disorder:
ball up, confuse, disorder, jumble, mess up, muddle, scramble, snarl2. Idiom: play havoc with. See order - (Slang)
To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:
ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil. (Informal) bollix up, muck up. (Slang) blow1, goof up, louse up, screw up. Idiom: make a muck of. See correct, help
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