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bungle

(bʌŋgəl)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense bungles, present participle bungling, past tense, past participle bungled
verb
If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
Two prisoners bungled an escape bid after running either side of a lamp-post whilehandcuffed. [VERB noun]
...the FBI's bungled attempt to end the 51 day siege. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: mess up, blow [slang], ruin, spoil More Synonyms of bungle
Bungle is also a noun.
...an appalling administrative bungle.
bungling adjective
...a bungling burglar.
Synonyms: incompetent, blundering, awkward, clumsy More Synonyms of bungle

bungle in British English

(ˈbʌŋɡəl)
verb
1. (transitive)
to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness, incompetence, etc; botch
noun
2. 
a clumsy or unsuccessful performance or piece of work; mistake; botch
Derived forms
bungler (ˈbungler)
noun
bungling (ˈbungling)
adjective, noun
bunglingly (ˈbunglingly)
adverb
Word origin
C16: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare dialect Swedish bangla to work without results

bungle in American English

(ˈbʌŋgəl)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbungled or ˈbungling
1. 
to spoil by clumsy work or action; botch
verb intransitive
2. 
to do or make things badly or clumsily
noun
3. 
a bungling, or clumsy, act
4. 
a bungled piece of work
Derived forms
bungler (ˈbungler)
noun
bunglingly (ˈbunglingly)
adverb
Word origin
< ? Swed bangla, to work ineffectually

Examples of 'bungle' in a sentence
bungle

Police apologised after the bungled raid but advised the couple to get rid of the plant.
The Sun (2011)
We need saving from such bungling incompetence.
The Sun (2011)
Police were accused of bungling the investigation.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They were said to have made it look as though she died during a bungled robbery.
The Sun (2008)
Japanese police bungled a raid on the home of the key suspect.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It may also blur the fact that it is the minister who shoulders political responsibility for any misjudgment or bungled operation.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Yesterday's stats were put out early after bungling officials released them too soon.
The Sun (2009)
The 1,000 trip was booked by a bungling official.
The Sun (2015)
Yes, that means more criminals in the dock and fewer bungled investigations.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He was arrested in 1979 over a bungled post office robbery and got two years.
The Sun (2011)
Her lawyers insist she is the victim of a bungled MI5 operation and are mounting an appeal.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Evidence that British officials bungled the ink cartridge bomb crisis grew yesterday.
The Sun (2010)
From the beginning, the rescue operation was bungled.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A bungled attempt at architectural balloon art?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
FAMILIES helped themselves to 500,000 which rained down after a bungled robbery.
The Sun (2013)
And crucial files from the bungled police investigation were'lost '.
The Sun (2014)
Far from being a case of bungled incompetence, this has been a cynical political calculation to undermine Labour.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
bungle

British English: bungle VERB
If you bungle something, you fail to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy.
Two prisoners bungled an escape bid.
  • American English: bungle
  • Brazilian Portuguese: estragar
  • Chinese: 搞砸
  • European Spanish: meter la pata
  • French: rater
  • German: verpfuschen
  • Italian: mandare a monte
  • Japanese: しくじる
  • Korean: > 실패하다어처구니 없이
  • European Portuguese: estragar
  • Latin American Spanish: meter la pata

Chinese translation of 'bungle'

bungle

(ˈbʌŋɡl)

vt

  1. 搞糟 (gǎozāo)
(verb) 
Definition
to spoil (an operation) through clumsiness or incompetence
Two prisoners bungled an escape bid last night
Synonyms
mess up
blow (slang)
Oh you fool! Now you've really blown your chances!
ruin
The original decor was all ruined during renovation.
spoil
It is important not to let mistakes spoil your life.
blunder
No doubt I had blundered again.
fudge
screw up (informal)
botch
It's a silly idea, and he has botched it.
cock up (British, slang)
fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang)
miscalculate
make a mess of
mismanage
Three-quarters of those surveyed thought the President had mismanaged the economy.
muff
She muffed her opening speech.
foul up
make a nonsense of (informal)
bodge (informal)
make a pig's ear of (informal)
flub (US, slang)
crool or cruel (Australian, slang)
louse up (slang)
Opposites
achieve
,
succeed in
,
fulfil
,
accomplish
,
carry off
,
effect

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blow
Definition
to use (an opportunity) ineffectively
Oh you fool! Now you've really blown your chances!
Synonyms
ruin,
spoil,
screw up (informal),
botch,
mess up,
cock up (British, slang),
fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang),
make a mess of,
muff,
foul up,
make a nonsense of (informal),
bodge (informal),
make a pig's ear of (informal),
flub (US, slang),
crool or cruel (Australian, slang),
louse up (slang)
in the sense of blunder
Definition
to make stupid or clumsy mistakes
No doubt I had blundered again.
Synonyms
make a mistake,
blow it (slang),
err,
slip up (informal),
cock up (British, slang),
fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang),
miscalculate,
foul up,
drop a clanger (informal),
put your foot in it (informal),
drop a brick (British, informal),
screw up (informal)
in the sense of botch
Definition
to spoil through clumsiness or ineptitude
It's a silly idea, and he has botched it.
Synonyms
spoil,
mar,
bungle,
fumble,
screw up (informal),
mess up,
cock up (British, slang),
balls up (taboo, slang),
fuck up (offensive, taboo, slang),
mismanage,
muff,
make a nonsense of (informal),
bodge (informal),
make a pig's ear of (informal),
flub (US, slang),
crool or cruel (Australian, slang)

Nearby words of
bungle

  • bundle something up
  • bung
  • bunged up
  • bungle
  • bungler
  • bungling
  • bunk

Synonyms of 'bungle'

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