bungle
bun·gle / ˈbənggəl/ • v. [tr.] carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure or an unsatisfactory outcome: she had bungled every attempt to help [as adj.] (bungled) a bungled bank raid. ∎ [intr.] [usu. as adj.] (bungling) make or be prone to making many mistakes: the work of a bungling amateur.• n. a mistake or failure, typically one resulting from mismanagement or confusion.DERIVATIVES: bun·gler / -g(ə)lər/ n.
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