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.
n.
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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| Noun | 1. |  bungler - someone who makes mistakes because of incompetenceincompetent, incompetent person - someone who is not competent to take effective action |
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bungler
noun incompetent, blunderer, muddler, fumbler, botcher, duffer (informal), butterfingers (informal), lubber Why is this lying bungler still in the fire service?
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Translations
bungler
[ˈbʌŋgləʳ] N → chapucero/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bungler
[ˈbʌŋglər] n → bon(ne) à rien mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bungler
n → Nichtskönner m, → Stümper m
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bungler
[ˈbʌŋgləʳ] n → pasticcione/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995