bun·gle

(bŭng′gəl)

v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles

v.tr.

To carry out badly or ruin through ineptitude; botch. See Synonyms at botch.

v.intr.

To work or act ineptly or inefficiently.

A clumsy or inept performance; a botch: made a bungle of the case due to inexperience.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

bun′gler n.

bun′gling·ly adv.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

bungled - spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job"

botched

unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"

Translations

abborracciata abborracciate abborracciati abborracciato

bungled

[ˈbʌŋgld] ADJ a bungled job → una chapuza
a bungled operation → una operación mal ejecutada

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bungled

[ˈbʌŋgld] adj it is a bungled job → è un lavoro raffazzonato

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References in classic literature

"The fool may have bungled it," Lady Carey said thoughtfully.

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The hapless Transport Minister Chris Grayling has alone clocked up in excess of PS250m of wasted public money on failing private Probation companies and shipping firms without ships, and the hidden cost of the bungled Brexit negotiations has yet to come to light.

Austerity is a false economy

Most of the commentators said it is such an irony that after presiding over two bungled elections.

Chebukati part of AU Observer Mission in Rwanda

"It looks like a melted Barbara Cartland" Great British Bake-Off presenter Noel Fielding's on Alan Carr's bungled rainbow cake.

QUOTES OF THE WEEK

But it then emerged detectives had secretly been ordered to seize phone data from suspected whistleblowers who had allegedly given information about the bungled original case to the Sunday Mail.

UNSOLVED MURDER

He didn't say he knew he was misrepresenting the facts; rather he said he "bungled" the story.

Truth and consequences: public relations is simple: tell the truth and follow the golden rule

They sell their unique wares at three shows a year in Austin, Telluride, their Bungled Jungle gallery in downtown Salida and an Arizona renaissance festival in Apache Junction.

Bungled jungle creatures

Bungled quote: Iran has complained bitterly about "the Israeli media" distorting the words of Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif (photo) and reporting that he said Iran might recognize Israel after a peace agreement is signed with the Palestinians.

Bungled quote

But despite the chaos, Mr Duncan Smith yesterday bizarrely compared his bungled welfare reforms to William Wilberforce's struggle to end slavery.

PS1M A WEEK TO SAVE BENEFIT PLANS

Following the bungled raid, Benjamin Chambers was jailed for six years yesterday after being convicted of attempted robbery and possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit robbery.

Shopkeeper mops up raider

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CRUNCH CHALLENG TOO MUCH FOR CHRIS