Bungle
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intransitive verb.
To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch.
synonym
:
botch
.
intransitive verb.
To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.
noun.
A clumsy or inept performance; a botch.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To work or act in a clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner.
To make or mend clumsily; botch; manage awkwardly or blunderingly; perform inefficiently.
noun.
A clumsy performance; a piece of awkward work; a botch.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intransitive verb.
To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.
noun.
A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder.
transitive verb.
To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with
up
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A botched or incompetently handled situation.
verb.
To
botch
up,
bumble
or incompetently perform a task.
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verb.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
verb.
spoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
noun.
an embarrassing mistake
Word Usage
"Every bungle is followed by the same sorry litany."
cross-reference
botch
Form
bungled
bungling
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
act
behave
do
fail
go wrong
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
archduke
aswe
aukwardness
baseballs
bungler
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
bad job
bat out
be all thumbs
bevue
blooper
verb-form
bungled
bungles
bungling