单词 | bungle |
释义 | bungle/ˈbʌŋɡ(ə)l /verb [with object] 1Carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently: she had bungled every attempt to help (as adjective bungled) a bungled bank raid...
Synonyms mishandle, mismanage, mess up, make a mess of, botch, spoil, mar, ruin informal make a hash of, muff, fluff, foul up, screw up, louse up, bitch up, blow, foozle British informal make a muck of, make a pig's ear of, cock up, make a Horlicks of North American informal flub, goof up, bobble vulgar slang fuck up, bugger up, balls up, bollix up 1.1 [no object] (usually as adjective bungling) Make or be prone to making many mistakes: the work of a bungling amateur...
Synonyms incompetent, blundering, amateurish, inept, unskilful, inexpert, clumsy, maladroit, gauche, awkward, inefficient, muddled, oafish, clodhopping, bumbling, stumbling, lumbering, foolish, useless informal ham-fisted, ham-handed, cack-handed noun A mistake or badly carried out action: a government bungle over state pensions...
OriginMid 16th century: of unknown origin; compare with bumble. Rhymes |
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