to bungle
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6.8
- verb
- /ˈbʌŋɡəl/
- The chef bungled the recipe, resulting in a dish that was inedible.
- bungled it so badly
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Examples
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I bungled it.
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Where Obama has bungled things, he has usually bungled them by being too hawkish.
Blog text (32) -
No, you bungled this, Joey.
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Oh, well then, no wonder you bungled it.
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At least you didn't bungle this one.
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I put those two up to it and they bungled it.
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And to overlook or bungle it can only mean problems later on.
Academic text (1997) -
You've bungled this whole thing from beginning to end.
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I've bungled the whole thing.
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And now we're in this situation where we've bungled and mishandled this to such a vast degree that there's no end insight for this current protocol.
Synonyms
850
6.3
To make a mistake that ruins what you are doing
755
2.8
To make a mistake that causes a problem
690
9.9
To make a serious mistake that ruins something
209
2.8
To make something less good or enjoyable
60
9.9
To do something badly and ruin how it turns out
38
6.1
Fail to do something you are responsible for
38
6.0
To do something badly and spoil the result
35
4.9
Deal with something badly so it causes problems or damage
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6.4
To make a mistake that ruins something because you are careless
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3.5
To do something clumsily and make a mistake
15
5.6
To make a silly or careless mistake
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7.6
To ruin something by making mistakes or doing it badly
6
5.4
To move in a clumsy, confused way
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6.8
To make an embarrassing mistake because you are careless or nervous
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8.1
To make a mess of a plan or task by doing it badly
4
6.7
Do a job badly and make a mess of it
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8.2
To fail to catch or handle something because you are clumsy
3
4.2
Do something that is a serious and embarrassing mistake
2
7.9
To do something badly and ruin how it turns out
2
5.4
To make a mistake especially by forgetting words on stage
1
9.9
To ruin something by doing it badly
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7.4
To make a small mistake when trying to do something, for example in sport or speech
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9.9
To spoil or ruin something by making a careless mistake
1
9.9
To do something so badly that it fails
1
9.9
Do a job badly so it does not work
1
9.9
To handle something clumsily and make a mistake often in a game
To make a serious, embarrassing mistake by being careless
To do something badly so it goes wrong
Antonyms
How Badly
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3.2
38
6.0
19
6.8
35
4.9
15
3.5
- Informal
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4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bungle as a verb comes from the older word bung, which means to 'put in roughly' or 'plug', so to bungle something is to do it in a rough, clumsy way and make mistakes.