snafu
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up
Types & categories
- blunder hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
cause to be in a state of complete confusion
Types & categories
- snarl up hypernym
Related & opposite
- snafu derivation
Sense 3 adjective
snarled or stalled in complete confusion
situation normal--all fucked-up
Related & opposite
- snafu derivation
- disorganized similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | snafu |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | snafu |
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | acronym |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | blunder |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | snafu |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | snarl up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | snafu |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | disorganized |