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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One that makes a mess of an undertaking; a bungler.
  • noun A blunder; a mess.

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  • noun colloquial A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
  • noun colloquial A person who often makes substantial mistakes.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation

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